Title, Duration, Place, Year, Publisher, Dedicated to, Premiere (performer(s), place, date)
TWO MARONITE CAROLS for tenor and string orchestra, 6', Chatou, 2016, Schott, Father Naoum Khoury,
Father Naoum Khoury, tenor and Orchestre Divertimento, Direction, Zahia Ziouani, Salle Gaveau, Paris, 20.03.16
Other versions :
- for tenor and string quartet (2013)
- for string quartet (2013)
1. Shubho lhaw qolo / Glory to the Voice / Gloire à la Voix
This carol is based on an aramean text by St Ephrem, 4th century. The melody dates from an earlier period and is considered as the oldest in the maronite repertoire.
Ce noël est bâti sur un texte araméen de St Ephrem, IVe siècle. La mélodie date d'une période antérieure ; elle est considérée comme la plus ancienne du répertoire maronite.
2. Talbé Marounieh / Christmas Maronite Litanies / Litanies Maronites de Noël
It is a popular anonymous carol on a folk melody incorporated into the liturgy in the 18th century.
Il s'agit d'un noël populaire anonyme sur une mélodie folklorique intégrés à la liturgie au XVIIIe siècle.