Kol Nidre, Opus 39
work by Schoenberg
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discussed in biography
- In Arnold Schoenberg: Evolution from tonality of Arnold Schoenberg
…of particular Jewish interest, including Kol Nidre for mixed chorus, speaker, and orchestra, Op. 39 (1938)—the Kol Nidre is a prayer sung in synagogues at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)—and the Prelude to the “Genesis Suite” for orchestra and mixed chorus,…
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