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 Anee
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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