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On "Zum gali gali" - (2022)
This tune, "Zum gali gali," has been associated wuth the kibbutz system when Israel as a new nation was formed in 1947, and is a so-called work song sometimes sung as a round, the title words being nonsense syllables. This is a treatment of the several phrases of the short song in contrapuntal fashion and variation.
5 pages, circa 5' 00" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.
