SMC57

Kukuríku
Hebew Songs and Dances
Voices, Recorders, Orff Instruments

Miriam Samuelson

Contents

Kukuríku
Song
Setting
two recorders, alto xylophone, bass xylophone, claves, maracas

3

Hanoded
Song
Setting
recorder, alto xylophone, bass xylophone, finger cymbals, claves, suspended cymbal, bass drum

4

Dundai
Song
Setting
soprano, alto and tenor recorders, alto xylophone, bass xylophone or bass metallophone

7

Kol Dodi
Song
Setting
recorder, alto xylophone, bass xylophone, finger cymbals, claves, conga drums, bongos

8

Zemer Atik
Song
Dance Form and setting
two recorders, bass xylophone, conga drums, bongos

9

Hava Nagila
Song and suggestion for simple dance
Setting
alto recorder, alto xylophone, bass xylophone, tambourine, conga drums

13

Shibolet Basadeh
Song and Dance Form
Setting
recorders, alto xylophone, claves, tambourine

17

Hiney Ma Tov
Song
Dance Form
Setting
recorder, alto or bass xylophone, conga drums

19

Foreword

"Kukuríku" is the rooster's call in the text of a Hebrew song. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, and indeed since the time of the Bible, the expressions of joy and sorrow among the Jewish people of the world find themselves in songs and dances which have become known internationally.

The Hebrew songs and dances chosen for this edition are adapted from the originals to afford children and adults the opportunity of making music in an elemental style. To be active with singing, playing instruments and dancing is the basis for a well-rounded musical development.

Miriam Samuelson
Salzburg,Austria 1978

Acknowledgements:

to Cynthia Campbell who wrote out the dance directions for 'Shibolet Basadeh' and assisted with those for 'Zemer Atik' and 'Hiney Ma Tov',
to Tossi Aaron for the transliteration and translation of 'Zemer Atik',
to the 1976-77 Special Course, Orff Institute, Salzburg, Austria, who tried out the instrumental settings and the dances,
and to my parents, Myron and Lilian Samuelson, for their help in finding other texts and verifying the translations.

About the Supplements to Music For Children

In his speech given at the opening of the Orff Institute in Salzburg on 25 October 1963, Carl Orff said: 'Every phase of Schulwerk will always provide stimulation for new independent growth, therefore it is never conclusive and settled, but always developing, always growing, always flowing.' This ongoing evolution is demonstrated through all Orff-Schulwerk publications by Schott since the initial Musik für Kinder volumes, with the American Edition reflecting the development of Orff-Schulwerk in the United States. The American Edition Volumes 1-3 contain a wide variety of materials that represent the ideas of many Schulwerk teachers. The supplements to the American Edition focus on singular topics or themes, and provide more thorough coverage of subjects relevant to music and movement education in the United States.

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