2 The oy of Hanukkah Three-part Mixed Chorus and Piano* LSA Linda Spevacek-Avery Ranges: Part Part Part The folloing may e used as a narration or reproduced as program notes ithout permission of the pulisher Each evening during the eight days of Hanukkah one candle is lighted in a special eight-ranched candelarum called a menorah The lighting of the first menorah candle signals the eginning of Hanukkah a festival of lights that has meaning for people of all faiths The gallant attle of the Maccaees for religious freedom is celerated ith prayers and reoicing For the children it is also a time of fun storytelling presents and games One of the favorite games is the dreidel (dray-dl) The dreidel is a spinning top hich in Yiddish means 'turn' There is a letter on each of the four sides of the dreidel These four letters: "Nun Gimmel Hey Shin" are descried in the song Many children use their Hanukkah money (gelt) to play the game Others use peanuts raisins etc The oy of Hanukkah's lyrical opening reminds us of the eauty and symolism of Hanukkah hile the up-tempo section invites you to oin and experience the infectious excitement of the dreidel game 4 15/1638H-2 Moderately q = 96 4 F g g 4 rit rit g rit g a tempo g g F Solo (Opt Parts ) a tempo There are a tempo Duration: approx 2:40 *Also availale for To-part (15/1220H) man - y ays to g g cel-e-rate Solo (Opt Part ) F We've so 1995 This arrangement 2001 Heritage Music Press a division of The Lorenz Corporation All rights reserved Printed in USA Unauthorized reproduction of this pulication is a criminal offense suect to prosecution THE CCL LCENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMSSON TO PHOTOCOPY THS MUSC
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4 16 # n Lights a sym - ol of oy and free - dom eight # 19 can - dles eight nights Yet a - noth - er à # n rea - son for 22 Han-uk-kah is to dance and laugh and play and the (Ã) g 15/1638H-4
5 25 fa - v'rite game (Ã) of each oy and girl is to spin the 28 rit U With fire q = 144 drei - del all rit U day (Ã) U rit U With fire q = 144 F 31 15/1638H-5
6 33 Part F Part Watch the hirl-ing tirl-ing drei - del see the spin-ning spin-ning drei-del F 35 Parts atch the hirl - ing tirl- ing drei - del F see the spin-ning spin - ning drei- del 37 Spin 15/1638H-6
40 spin Part A drei - del is a spin- ning top Part t 7 43 Parts Spin 46 means in Yid - dish turn turn Spin Spin spin spin spin 15/1638H-7
8 49 Part Put a pea - nut in the cen - ter Part place a rai - sin in the cen - ter 51 Parts 53 put your mon-ey in the cen - ter Spin place your gelt* right in the cen - ter Spin Spin *Gelt is Yiddish for money sometimes given in place of presents during Hanukkah 15/1638H-8
56 spin Part 9 spin spin f it lands on Nun you get none 59 Part f it lands on Gim - mel you get all f it lands on 62 * Part f it lands on Shin put one in Hey you get half *Cue notes preferred if range permits 15/1638H-9
10 f 65 Parts Spin Spin - ning spin - ning f 67 Spin f spin - ning spin - ning spin - ning spin - ning spin spin - ning spin - ning spin 69 Part Part Nun Gim-mel Hey Shin hich one is it Nun Gim-mel Hey Shin 15/1638H-10
72 Parts Spin 11 hich one is it Spin - ning spin - ning spin - ning Spin 74 spin-ning spin-ning spin - ning spin-ning spin-ning spin - ning 76 spin With excitement Part spin-ning spin-ning spin - ning spin 15/1638H-11 Nun Gim-mel Hey Shin hich one is it - With excitement -