Crowned service of the morning of the Sabbath

The Service Crowned of the morning of the Sabbath is a part of sacred music, written by Darius Milhaud on an order of 1947 of the reformed synagog Emanu-El of San Francisco.

It is about a composition for soloist, reciting, choruses and orchestra. The text of the songs is in Hebrew, that of reciting in English.

It is one of the two musical compositions taking again the entirety of the Hebraic liturgy, the other being the Avodath Hakodesh of Ernest Bloch, also a ordering of the same synagog.

The type-setter, itself of Jewish origin and having composed of other works of Hebraic inspiration, took again the rite of Provence as bases with his music. The prayer of Saturday morning not being universal, the musician added parts secondarily corresponding to the prayers of Friday evening for an easier use.

The first took place in 1949 with the chorus of the university of Berkeley, the symphony orchestra of San Francisco under the direction of Milhaud.

It comprises four parts and its execution lasts a little less than one hour.

Left I

My tovu

Bar' khu
Sh' my

V' ahavta
Semi khamokha

Tzur yisrael
Eternal is thy power for reciting
K' dusha

Left II

Prayer and answer
quiet Prayer

Yihyu the ratzon

Left III: Torah

U sh' arim

Taking the scroll from the ark
Returning the scroll to the ark

the law off at the time is perfect for reciting

Etz Hayyim

Left IV

Worship

Va' anahnu
universal Prayer

Mourners kaddish for reciting

Mourners kaddish for chorus

Adon Olam
Blessing

additional Prayers

the kha dodi
Semi Khamokha

V' sham' Ru
Eloheinu velohei avoteinu r' tze

Yism' hu

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