שנה
2007
Darashti (I sought)
"A Song of Dawn": The Jerusalem Separdi Baqqashot at the Har Tzyion Synagogue
A Song of Dawn
Darashti (I sought)
Bayyat/ Hijaz
Author: David Siton. The lahan is divided into two sections, and in its entirety it corresponds to a single strophe. The fust section, sung by the congregation, contains eight musical units that include the first three verses. The second section is an antiphon sung by a solo singer and the congregation, divided into six musical units corresponding to the last three verses of the strophe. Melodic structure of the fust section:
| a | b | c | d | b' | c | d | c |
|
verse 1 |
verse 1 part 2 |
verse 1 last word |
verse 2 part 1 |
verse 2 | added word "Adonai" |
verse 3 part 1 |
verse 3 part 2 |
Melodic structure of the second section:
| f | e | f' | g | f'' | e+e' |
| part 1 verse 4 | verse 4 part 2 |
verse 5 part |
verse 5 | verse 6 part 1 |
verse 6 + "eli" |
| solo | congr. | solo | congr. | solo | congr. |
At the end of the piyyut the first section is sung to three verses.
