| Psalm 148 | |
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| Art song by Leonard Bernstein | |
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| Text | Psalm 148, adapted by Bernstein |
| Language | English |
| Composed | 1935 |
| Performed | 1993 |
| Published | 2012 |
| Duration | 4 min. |
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Psalm 148 is a composition for voice and piano by Leonard Bernstein, a setting of Psalm 148 in English dated 1935. The art song is the composer's earliest surviving work, influenced by the music at the synagogue where he worshiped. He adapted the psalm text to metered poetry, and composed the work in a traditional fashion. He rediscovered the song in the 1980s, and it was first performed and recorded in 1993, and published by Boosey & Hawkes for soprano and piano.