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Alleluya ode adonai
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Alleluya ode adonai by Salamone Rossi — Lyrics
Alleluya
ode adonai bekhol levav bessod yesharim veeda:
Gedolim ma'asse adonai
derushim lekhol heftsehem:
hod vehadar paolo vetsidqato omedet la'ad:
zeker 'assa lenifleo tav hanun
verahum adonai:
teref natan' liaf yizkor leolam berito:
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About Alleluya ode adonai
Salamone Rossi's Alleluya ode adonai is a grand motet for double choir, SATB.SATB, and is sung in Hebrew. It expresses ecstatic praise to God, opening with a resounding Alleluya before proclaiming the greatness of God's works and the splendor of His creation. The text extols the Lord's remembrance of His wondrous deeds, His covenant, and the revelation of His laws, praising His faithfulness and righteousness. Rossi's setting would suit a significant occasion, perhaps a festival or high holy day, where its rich, imitative textures and powerful expression of divine majesty can be fully appreciated by a large choir.
