Malakhim Messengers, Angels Ten Pieces for the Solo Piano N 6 Seraphim13

Malakhim ~ Messengers (Angels) Ten Pieces for the Piano Solo
Malakhim (מלאכים, melakhim, malachim), often translated as "angels", literally means messengers. This aspect of the concept constitutes the basic idea for the composition.

The Malakhim, messengers or angels may be said to be typically "mono-thematic" beings. Therefore, the entire cycle is constructed each piece with one single idea, they are, in a sense "mono-thematic". To musically reflect the idea of an angel as a "limited" and "closed-system" being, each derived from a single source (G.d's power), but somehow independent from it, I made a master tone-series but did not use it as is as the main series of any piece which makes the cycle.

Ten derivative series were formed from this main one, one for each particular piece. However, in some pieces, from time to time, the main tone-row appears in its original form. This master series is mainly featuring minor and major thirds, but the perfect four interval which is so characteristic in the symbolism of the Western music as a reference to the "divine harmony", since and even before J. S. Bach to our days, is also noticeably present.

The titles and order of the pieces are based on the commonly accepted names and hierarchical order of angels, as established by Moshe bin Maimon (Maimonides a.k.a Rambam, 1135-1204) in his Mishneh Torah.

Maimonides counts ten ranks of angels in the Jewish angelic hierarchy, beginning from the highest: Chayot Ha Kodesh; Ophanim; Erelim; Hashmallim; Seraphim; Malakim; Elohim; Bene Elohim; Cherubim; Ishim. This order is respected, but in reverse order, from the lowest to the highest in the cycle.
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