Musical Compositions
by David P. Goldstein
Choral Music
Song of Songs -
Suite for Women's Voices - A three-movement SSAA piece with piano
accompaniment on one piece and optional conga drum. Based on texts from Song
of Songs. "Arise My Beloved," "K'tapuach Ba'atzay Hayaar," and "Let Me Be a
Seal Upon your Heart." Performance time 7 minutes. Medium to Difficult.
Recording of
Song of Songs - Suite for Women's Voices
God Be Near Me
- Short STB a cappella trio. Performance time is 2 minutes. Medium to difficult.
Lord, Make Me an
Instrument of Your Peace - a 3-part a cappella men's choir version of the
Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. The harmonies are dissonant and haunting.
Performance time is 3 minutes. Challenging.
Open My Eyes
- SATB with tenor or soprano soloist. Text comes from Psalm 119. Performance
time is 3 minutes. Medium difficulty.
Prayer of Muhammed
- 4-part women's choir with piano. Performance time is 5 minutes. Rhythmic and
exciting. Medium
difficulty.
Spirit
Water - SATB with piano, string bass, percussion, organ and jazz soloist.
Performance time is 15 minutes. Cost for this particular piece is $5 per copy.
The Lord Bless You
and Keep You - co-written with
Jeffry Blake Johnson. SATB a cappella
benediction. Performance time is 1 minute. Easy.
The Lord is My
Shepherd - SATB with piano accompaniment, featuring tenor soloist. Text is the 23rd
Psalm. Style is gentle and
lyrical. Performance time is 4 minutes, medium difficulty.
To order sheet
music, please contact me by e-mail at dpgold (please add the extension "@yahoo.com").
Almost all of the sheet music may be purchased for $2 per copy plus mailing
costs.
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Hebrew Chant
Elohai Neshama
- vocals, piano, and hand-drum. Performance time is 2 minutes.
Recording of Elohai Neshama
Sim Shalom -
vocals and piano. Performance time is 2 minutes.
Other chants
(For available recordings visit the Hebrew
Chant Recordings page.)
Modeh Ani (selected for inclusion in the Shalshelet Third
International Jewish Liturgical Music Festival and Song Book)
Mah Tovu
Karov Adonai
Ahavah Rabah
Chanun V'Rachum
Somaych Adonai
+ Many Niggunim
To order sheet
music, please contact me by e-mail at dpgold (please add the extension "@yahoo.com").
Almost all of the sheet music may be purchased for $2 per copy plus mailing
costs.
Piano Music
Along the Way - a
lyrical and meditative piece. Performance time is 4 minutes.
Recording of Along the Way
Fanfare - powerful
piece which will eventually be scored for brass instruments. The piece uses lots
of open fourths and fifths. Performance time is 5 minutes.
Lying Awake / A Second Night
- companion pieces, each 2 minutes in length with strikingly different styles.
Lying Awake is dissonant, A Second Night is simple and beautiful. Pieces should
be performed together.
Recording of Lying Awake
Recording of A
Second Night
Paris Dreams -
melodic and romantic piece. Performance time is 4 minutes.
To order sheet
music, please contact me by e-mail at dpgold (please add the extension "@yahoo.com").
Almost all of the sheet music may be purchased for $2 per copy plus mailing
costs.
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Vocal Solo or Duet
To order sheet
music, please contact me by e-mail at dpgold (please add the extension "@yahoo.com").
All sheet music may be purchased for $2 per copy.
Lead Us From
Death to Life - Soprano or tenor with piano accompaniment. Words
anonymous. Performance time is 3 minutes.
Modeh Ani -
Medium Voice with piano and cello accompaniment. Text is drawn from Jewish
morning prayers. Performance time is 3 minutes.
***Official
selection of the 2008 Shalshelet Festival for New Jewish Liturgical Music.***
Recording of Modeh Ani
For more
information about Shalshelet, visit
http://www.shalshelet.org.
Now Talking God
- Soprano or tenor, a cappella. Words from a Native American prayer. Performance
time is 3 minutes.
Recording of Now Talking God
Earth Our Mother
Breathe Forth Life - Vocal duet, a cappella. Text comes from a Pawnee Indian
prayer. Performance time is 2 minutes.
To order sheet
music, please contact me by e-mail at dpgold (please add the extension "@yahoo.com").
Almost all of the sheet music may be purchased for $2 per copy plus mailing
costs.
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