Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47
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Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 is a late-Romantic composition for cello and orchestra that uses the traditional Jewish Kol Nidre prayer melody as the basis for a lyrical, meditative concert work.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 Context triple: [Kol Nidre, notableAdaptation, Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47]
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Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
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Orff Carmina Burana
Orff's Carmina Burana is a 20th-century scenic cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, famous for its powerful opening movement "O Fortuna" and its dramatic setting of medieval Latin and German texts.
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Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
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Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral work composed in 1930 that sets Latin psalm texts in a stark, neoclassical style.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 Target entity description: Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 is a late-Romantic composition for cello and orchestra that uses the traditional Jewish Kol Nidre prayer melody as the basis for a lyrical, meditative concert work.
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A.
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
-
B.
Orff Carmina Burana
Orff's Carmina Burana is a 20th-century scenic cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, famous for its powerful opening movement "O Fortuna" and its dramatic setting of medieval Latin and German texts.
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C.
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.
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D.
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
-
E.
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral work composed in 1930 that sets Latin psalm texts in a stark, neoclassical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concertante work
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 10 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedPrayer | Kol Nidre ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jewish Kol Nidre prayer melody ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard cello repertoire ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Opus 47 ⓘ |
| composer | Max Bruch ⓘ |
| compositionYear |
1880
ⓘ
1881 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Robert Hausmann ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | solo cello ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | N. Simrock ⓘ |
| form | Adagio on Hebrew melodies ⓘ |
| genre | late-Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasArrangementFor |
cello and piano
ⓘ
viola and orchestra ⓘ viola and piano ⓘ |
| hasSection |
contrasting middle section with new melody
ⓘ
lyrical main theme based on Kol Nidre chant ⓘ opening recitative-like passage for solo cello ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jewish liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive cantilena for cello
ⓘ
use of Jewish prayer melody in concert music ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 47 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
full orchestra
ⓘ
solo cello ⓘ |
| period | Romantic ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| primaryTempoMarking | Adagio ⓘ |
| scoredFor | cello and orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| subPeriod | late Romantic ⓘ |
| texture | soloist with orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| title |
Kol Nidre
ⓘ
surface form:
Kol Nidrei
|
| typicalPerformanceContext |
cello recital with orchestra
ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ |
| usesMelodyFrom | Jewish liturgical chant ⓘ |
| usesMode | minor ⓘ |
| usesTheme |
Kol Nidre
ⓘ
surface form:
Kol Nidre prayer chant
|
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