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Nigunim (duo for violin & piano)
(duo for violin & piano)
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A nigun (Hebrew: ניגון meaning "tune" or "melody", plural nigunim) or niggun (plural niggunim) is a form of Jewish religious song or tune, vocalized often with repetitive sounds such as "Bim-Bim-Bam", "Lai-Lai-Lai", "Yai-Yai-Yai" or "Ai-Ai-Ai" instead of formal lyrics. Some nigunim are sung as prayers of lament, while others may be joyous or victorious. Nigunim are largely improvisations and are especially central to worship in Hasidic Judaism, which evolved its own structured, soulful forms to reflect the mystical joy of intense prayer.
My NIGUNIM duo for violin and piano features three original nigun-like movements of different character: a passionate improvisation, a slow movement that quotes from my composition for female voices ELI, ELI and a concluding very fast movement of klezmer-like improvisation. These three movements are played without pause.
