Hanoch Jacoby

King David's Lyre
for viola and piano

מק"ט: IMI 6667-II
שנת כתיבה: 1948
משך היצירה: 9 דקות
מו"ל: Israel Music Institute
מסת"ב: 9781491170564
מילות מפתח:
Viola, Piano

Jacoby's work takes the form of Theme and Variations, each variation characterizing one stage in the history of Israel and of the Royal tune, the first statements of which is sounded by the solo viola (or violin) pizzicato imitating the vibrant sounds of an Aeolian Harp. The quotations in Vars. IV, VII and IX are Biblical passages which are connected to the musical spirit of the piece