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Music about Jerusalem: some choral suggestions

composer title arranger time voices instr lang. publ.
Aaronovicz, Dan Kachuni Im Ha'even Hayerushalmit 1:30 satb 0 H TR
Aaronovicz, Dan Yerushalayim c. 3:00 satb 0 H IMI
Admon, Yedidyah Hitoreri Yerushalayim satb tof H MLU
Alexander, Chaim Vekibats'ti Et'chem 3:30 satb 0 H MLU (soon TR)
Amiran, Emanuel Ki Mitsiyon 1:50 satb 0 H TR
Avidom. Menachem Jerusalem Songs for children's choir c. 5:00 ssa 0 H IMI
Avni, Tsvi HaIr Mesacheket Machavo'im 5:00 ssa 0 H IMI
Avni, Tzvi Mizmorei Tehillim 6:25 satb 0 H TR
Ben-Haim, Paul Yefeh Nof 4:00 satb div 0 H MLU
Burger, David Chiefest Joy Burger, D. & Lazar, M. 4:10 satb pia E MS
Burger, David Hatikvah Hanoshanah (Tikvateinu) 5:15 satb piano H HZ
Burger, David Tefillah Burger, D. & Lazar, M. 4:40 satb div pia H TR
Burger, David We Came to Sing in Jerusalem c. 5:00 satb piano E HZ
Charlap, Aharon Akedat Yitzhak 8:30 satb div 0 H MLU
folk Hatikvah Ben Haim, Paul 2:00 satb (pia) (orch) H IMP
folk Kiryah Yefefiyah Holdheim, Theodore 2:30 satb 0 H MLU
folk Lamentations Jacobson, J. 4:50 unison 0 H, L MS
folk Tikvateynu Skliar, Ephraim 1:53 SATB piano H MS
folk Yerushalayim Jacobson, Joshua 3:00 ssa pia H HZ
Halevy, Jacques Somachti Be-Omrim Li 4:25 satb hp, org H HZ
Hirsch, Nurit Tsiyon Halo Tishali Carmel, Dov 2:40 satb 0 H MLU
Karen, Kenny Jerusalem is Mine Lazar, Mati satb pia E TR?
Lavri, Marc En KiYerushalayim satb 0 H MLU
Lewandowski, Louis Eli Tsiyon 1:40 satb (org) H TR
Milhaud, Darius Psaume 121 c. 2:30 ttbb 0 Fr Durand
Nof, Akiva Sisu et Yerushalayim Jacobson, Joshua satb (div) pia H ms
Rossi, Salamone Al Naharot Bavel 2:45 satb (or ttbb) 0 H (or E) BB
Seltzer, Dov HaKotel Jacobson, Joshua c. 2:45 SATB pia H TR
Selzer, Dov Ten Shabbat Lazar, Mati 3:55 satb pia H MS
Shemer, Naomi Yerushalayim Shel Zahav Aldema, Gil 3:50 satb div 0 H TR
Shemer, Naomi Yerushalayim Shel Zahav Braun, Yehezkel c. 3:00 ssa piano H IMI
Starer, Robert Break forth into Joy 4:30 satb pia or orch E MCA/ TP
Sulzer, Salomon Vayehi Binso'a Ha'aron c. 1:00 satb org H SMP
Wilensky, Moshe Uri Tsiyon 2:30 satb 0 H TR
Wolpe, Stephan Samachti Be-omrim Li 2:30 satb div 0 H MS
Yoffe, Shelomo Mah Navu 3:00 satb 0 H MLU

Jerusalem in Song, an anthology of songs, including some choral arrangements, is published by TARA. A CD is included with the anthology.

From other traditions

Gregorian chants:

Maunder, Jewish. H. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem

Pinkham, Daniel. I Was Glad

Purcell, Henry Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem

Publishers

BB Broude Brothers (141 White Oaks Rd., Williamstown, MA 01267)
HAL Hal Leonard (7777 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213)
HZ HaZamir Publications (35 Garland Rd., Newton, MA 02159)
IMI Israel Music Institute (POB 11253, Tel Aviv, Israel) (see alsoTP)
IMP Israeli Music Publishers (POB 7681, Tel Aviv, Israel) (see alsoTP)
MCA MCA Music (1755 Broadway, 8th floor, NYC, NY 10019)
MLU Mercaz LeTarbut UleChinuch (93 Arlozoroff St., Tel Aviv, Israel)
MMB MMB Music (10370 Page Indust rial Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132)
MS Unpublished manuscript
SMP Sacred Music Press (see TR)
TARA TARA Publications, 8 Music Fair Road #1, Owing Mills, MD 21117
TP Theodore Presser (Presser Place, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010)
TR Transcontinental Music (838 Fifth Ave., NYC, NY 10021)