Eight: The Story of Hanuakkah (2023) by bobcohenmusic

Eight (TheStoryofHanukkah) for SSAChorus,BbClarinet*&Piano MusicbyRobertS.Cohen TextbyNanciK.Bern LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountain Ave. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 www.robertscohen.com bobcohenmusic@gmail.com (973)783-9192 *optional(otherinstrumentsmayalsosubstitute)

JudahtheMacabeeledourfight

Wewonourtemplebackwithmight

Onevesselofoilwasalltheyfound Withthehighpriest’sseal,itwasbound WelittheMenorahinaweandfaith Andoneday’sworthofflamelastedforeight.

Therulersoftheland

Letourtemplestand

ButbannedourJewishreligion. Therulersoftheland

Letourtemplestand

Usedouraltarfortheirtradition

Theytriedtobendustotheirthought Butourfaithcouldnotbecaught Agreatmiraclehappenedthere

NessGadolHayahSham

Foreightnightsofglory

Wetellourstory

Addingcandlesalltheway Foreightnightsofglory

WefillourMenorahs

Asourheartsbegintosway

Firstcandlebringsthebeginningoflove Secondforpowerfromabove Thirdcandleshineswithbeautysobright Fourthilluminatesoureternalsight

Fifthcandlesendsourprayersinitsflame

Sixthcallsourspirits'truename

Seventhcandlelightstheworld

Eighthsurroundsusall

NessGadolHayahSham

Whatoncewasatempleofstoneandgold

Wasbrokenbyfireandsworduntold Butthetempleinoursoulitstillresides

Shiningbrightwiththestarsofold Findlightinthedarkness

Forwhatyoubelieve

Eachcandleisaprayer

Agreatmiraclehappenedthere

NessGadolHayahSham

Hareshone (First),Hashayne (Second), Hashlehe (Third),Harivee (Fourth), Hachameshe (Fifth),Hasheshe (Sixth), Hashivee (Seventh),Hashmeknee (Eighth), Luhkhahyim! (l'Chaim)

Eight (TheStoryofHanukkah)

               Soprano1 Soprano2 Alto Piano                      =84 =84 Moderato Moderato ca.  ca.                                                                               S1 S2 A Pno.      JudahtheMacabee      JudahtheMacabee                 5 5        ledourfightWe     ledourfightWe                    wonourtemple     wonourtemple                     backwithmight     backwithmight               

          S1 S2 A Pno. 9                             One                            vesselofoilwas                       alltheyfoundWiththe                           S1 S2 A Pno. 13        highpriest’sseal,itwas                    We    We   bound                     littheMenorahin       littheMenorahin                  aweandfaithAnd     aweandfaithAnd                  2

          S1 S2 A Pno. 17      oneday’sworthofflame      oneday’sworthofflame      oneday’sworthof             flame                 lastedfor      lastedfor      lastedfor            eight.    eight.    eight.                      -                 BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 21                                                    The    The                                   rulersofthelandLetour        rulersofthelandLetour                  24 24    3

            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 25       templestandBut     templestandBut                        bannedourJewishre      bannedourJewishre                             ligion.    ligion.    The                             rulersofthelandLetour                              BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 29          templestandUsedour                            altarfortheirtra                        They     dition             triedtobendus  Oo  Oo                     4

            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 33       totheirthoughtButour                          faithcouldnotcould                        notbecaught     notbecaught     notbecaught                                                                   BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 37           Agreat                            miraclehappened            38 38         thereAgreat     Agreat                 miraclehappened      miraclehappened                 5

                        BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 41       thereAgreat     thereAgreat     Agreat                 miraclehappened      miraclehappened      miraclehappened                    there  there  there        molto rit. molto rit. (freely)                                          S1 S2 A Pno.      NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                     =132 =132 Lively Lively 44 44        HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                       NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                   HayahSham    HayahSham    HayahSham                 6

                        BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 48       NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                         HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                        GadolHayahSham      GadolHayahSham      GadolHayahSham                               NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                                                         BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 52            HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                             NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                      HayahSham    HayahSham    HayahSham                              NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                 7

                              BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 56                  NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                       NessGa    NessGa    NessGa                  dolHayah    dolHayah    dolHayah                rit. rit.       Sham   Sham   ShamFor             ----                     S1 S2 A Pno.        eightnightsofgloryWe                   Tempoprimo Tempoprimo 60 60        tellourstory                       Addingcandles                 8

          S1 S2 A Pno. 63     For     alltheway                          eightnightsofgloryWe                           fillourMenorahsAsour                                BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 66        heartsbeginto                              sway                    Firstcandlebringsthebe                       68 68        ginningoflove                     9

            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 70              Secondforpowerfroma                         bove                               Thirdcandleshineswith      Thirdcandleshineswith                                beautysobright      beautysobright                                BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 74             Fourthilluminates                                 oureternalsight                            3      Fifthcandlesendsour      Fifthcandlesendsour                   3      prayersinitsflame      prayersinitsflame                     10

            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 78   3         Sixthcallsourspirits'true               name              3     Seventhcandle     Seventhcandle               3    lightstheworld    lightstheworld                                          BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 82          Eighthsur   Eighthsur   Eighthsur      rit. rit.         roundsus   roundsus   roundsus      all  all  all             NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                     =132 =132 85 85 Lively   Lively       HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                 -     11

                              S1 S2 A Pno. 87      NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                   HayahSham    HayahSham    HayahSham                       NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                        HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                                          BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 91       GadolHayahSham      GadolHayahSham      GadolHayahSham                               NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                                HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                              NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                    12

                                                            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 95     HayahSham    HayahSham    HayahSham                              NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                                NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                        Hayah   Hayah   Hayah             molto rit. molto rit.                                     BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 99        ShamWhat    Sham    Sham                       oncewasatempleof  Ahh  Ahh      =60 =60   Menomosso Menomosso 100 100           stoneandgoldWas                brokenbyfireand  Oo   Oo           13

            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 103       sworduntold       Butthe                        Ahh   Ahh       templeinoursoulit               Ahh  Ahh      stillresidesshining             Oo   Oo      brightwiththestarsof                    BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 107      Find    Find   old                       lightinthedarknessFor       lightinthedarknessFor                  accel. poco a poco accel. poco a poco             whatyoubelieve      whatyoubelieve    Each                             candleisa                 14

            BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 111       Agreat    prayer                      miraclehappened            Tempoprimo Tempoprimo 112 112         thereAgreat     Agreat                 miraclehappened      miraclehappened                                        BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 115       thereAgreat     thereAgreat     Agreat                 miraclehappened      miraclehappened      miraclehappened                    miraclehappened      miraclehappened      miraclehappened              there  there  there         rit. rit.  15

                                        S1 S2 A Pno.      NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                     =92 =92 119 119 (f.s.) (f.s.) Menomosso Menomosso        HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                  (f.s.) (f.s.) accel. poco a poco accel. poco a poco      NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                (f.s.) (f.s.)    HayahSham    HayahSham    HayahSham                ---                    S1 S2 A Pno. 123      NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                   (f.s.) (f.s.) (f.s.) = foot stomp      HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                  (f.s.) (f.s.)      GadolHayahSham      GadolHayahSham      GadolHayahSham                 -  16

                        BCl. S1 S2 A Pno.            NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                    Lively 126 126 =132 =132 Lively            HayahSham      HayahSham    HayahSham                             NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                 --                                                 BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 129     HayahSham    HayahSham    HayahSham                               NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                            NessGadol      NessGadol    NessGadol                 --  17

(On the recitation of each number in Hebrew, someone lights a candle)

                    S1 S2 A Pno. 132      Hasheyni     Harishohn          cresc. poco a poco

 cresc.

cresc. poco a poco      Harivee'i       Hashileeshee            cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco     Hashishi        HakhamishiHashishi      Hakhamishi        -                              BCl. S1 S2 A Pno. 135      Hashihvi'i     Hashihvi'i'i     Hashivi'i                       Hashih   Hashih   Hashih                mi  mi   mi        rit. rit.  18

poco a poco

(raise a cup, glass or hand over your head and shout...)

                        BCl. S1 S2 A Pno.        ni  ni  ni                           Piumosso Piumosso     138 138  =144 =144                                                                                  L'Chaim! L'Chaim! L'Chaim!

                  19