Talaley Zimrah

Talaley Zimrah was a set of 4 short 78 rpm "singles" issued in 1951.

The synagogue choir was directed by the choirmaster Jacob Hadida, and the soloist was Abraham Beniso of Gibraltar - who is listed as "Assistant Hazan of the Congregation", though in his later years he was heard to remark dryly: "In all my years at Bevis Marks I never found out who I was supposed to be assisting."

Although perhaps the falsetto renditions are not to modern taste, overall these are excellent recordings.

Record I

♫ Yimloch (Ps. 146:10)
Sung at the Sabbath morning service.

♫ Mizmor LeDavid (Ps. 29)
Music by the late Haham Dr. Benjamin Artom. This tune is sung on festivals and special Sabbaths.

♫ Lamnatseach (Ps. 67)
Sung at the conclusion of the Sabbath and when counting the Omer.

♫ Yigdal
Hymn sung at the conclusion of the Eve of Sabbath and festival services.

Record II

♫ Adon Olam
Hymn sung at the conclusion of Sabbath and festival Morning Services. This tune by the late Rev. David Aaron de Sola, is sung on festivals and special Sabbaths.

♫ Hashkibenu
Sung on the eve of festivals.

♫ En Kelohenu
Sung towards the end of the Morning Service on Sabbaths and festivals. This slightly mournful tune is known as "La Despedida" (the farewell) and is used on the last days of festivals.

Record III

♫ Hallel (Ps. 117, 118)
A sampling of the parts of Hallel that are sung - as opposed to merely chanted - by choir and congregation.

♫ LeShalom Geshem
From the Prayer for Dew sung on the first day of Passover.

♫ Yigdal
Hymn sung at the conclusion of the Friday Evening Service. This melody is used on the Eve of Simhat Torah, Shabbat Bereshit, and the anniversaries of synagogue buildings.

Record IV

♫ Atanu
Introduction ot the Amidah on Kippur.

♫ Adon Olam
Hymn sung at the conclusion of Sabbath and festival Morning Services. This tune is used on Rosh Hashannah and Kippur.

♫ El Nora Alilah
This moving hymn introduces the Concluding Service on Kippur.

♫ Yigdal
Hymn sung at the conclusion of the Eve of Sabbath and festival services. This is the version sung on Rosh Hashannah and Kippur.

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