Tehillim

[ Sephardic Hebrew tuh-hee-leem; Ashkenazic Hebrew tuh-hee-lim ]

noun

, Hebrew.

1. the Book of Psalms.

Example Sentences

She performed for a decade with the composer Steve Reich, participating in the development and recording of breakthrough pieces like “Drumming,” “Music for 18 Musicians” and “Tehillim.”

From New York Times

Unlike the bulk of Jewish worship, which must be done in public, tehillim are prayers most commonly whispered alone, in private supplication.

From Los Angeles Times

The first music of Reich’s to reflect his Jewishness, which has been a preoccupation of his career since then, “Tehillim” received an exuberant reading at Carnegie by the Colin Currie Group, with Currie at the podium, and Synergy Vocals, led by Micaela Haslam.

From New York Times

But “Tehillim” is also more strictly constructed, more about style than the text itself.

From New York Times

“Tehillim” is nevertheless intensely moving over its 30 minutes, building from excitement to euphoria with essentially the same material over time, transformed through canons, unexpected harmonic turns and other Baroque techniques that arrive at a radiant finale in D major — a reminder of how aware of tradition Reich has always been while forging a fresh sound.

From New York Times