These assignments will be checked, collected and graded at any time and will used as part of your final grade. Listen to a marathon reading of elie wiesels night open. Concludes that what is important is not that students questions be answered, but that people continue to ask them. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Wiesel wrote a new preface for this new translation in which he tries to answer some of the more common criticisms of his book. Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night, night with eyes of water in the field asleep is in your eyes, a horse that trembles, is in your eyes of a secret water.
Night written by elie wiesel, translated by marion wiesel about the book night is elie wiesels masterpiece, a candid, horrific and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the nazi death camps. Elie wiesel has stated, my whole life, my whole work, has been devoted to questions. Excerpt from night by elie wiesel elie wiesel, a survivor, was born in sighet, transylvania, in 1928. Elie wiesel s novel night is a powerful work loaded with literary aspects. Songs on the album are dedicated to his wife, the soprano hila plitmann. Probably not a perfect transcription, but i started out with the choral score. Night written by elie wiesel, translated by marion wiesel about the book night is elie wiesel s masterpiece, a candid, horrific and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the nazi death camps. Night, written by elie wiesel, is a short book that includes the narrators haunting personal experience with concentration camps during the holocaust. Night is the first in a trilogynight, dawn, daymarking wiesels transition during and after the holocaust from darkness to light, according to the jewish tradition of beginning a new day at nightfall.
I love this new cd of composer eric whitacre entitled, water night. Holocaust high priest elie wiesel, night, the memory cult, and the rise of revisionism by warren b. Water night is one of composer eric whitacres earliest works, written in 1995 during his attendance at university of nevada, las vegas, and commissioned by the dale warland singers. Translation of the octavio paz text for water night by eric whitacre. Octavio paz, 19141998 adapted by eric whitacre, translation by muriel. Grammy winner eric whitacre has done the impossible with his new album water night. Water night is one of composer eric whitacre s earliest works, written in 1995 during his attendance at university of nevada, las vegas, and commissioned by the dale warland singers. Help students deepen understanding with this lesson plan featuring multiple areas of focus, including theme, characters. So when i received the barlow commission to write a work for his amazing choir, i knew it had to be something special. The previous year ron had recorded my water night, and. English adaptation of water night, by eric whitacre. Night elie wiesel bring this packet and your copy of the novel to class every day. Music notes for sheet music by eric whitacre octavio paz.
Elie wiesels harrowing firsthand account of the atrocities committed during the holocaust, night is translated by marion wiesel with a preface by elie wiesel in penguin modern classics. Eliezer elie wiesel was a noted holocaust survivor, award winning novelist, journalist, human rights activist and winner of the nobel peace prize. Towards the end of the book, when his father is weak and sick and elie is emotionally and physically spent from the torture, he momentarily wishes to be rid of mr. And if you close your eyes, a river, a silent and beautiful current, fills you from within, flows forward, darkens you, night brings its wetness to beaches in your soul. It has been such a pleasure to record a video and send it in for water night. Reviews elie wiesels night, an account of his holocaust experiences. I dont really have one that i love more than the others, but i do feel that the four measures that musically. Choralorchestra eric whitacre water night eric whitacre. Elie wiesel s harrowing firsthand account of the atrocities committed during the holocaust, night is translated by marion wiesel with a preface by elie wiesel in penguin modern classics. Elie wiesel meets moshe the beadle in sighet, romania in 1941.
His answer to the differences between the yiddish and the world remained silent and night is that he cut passages he thought might be superfluous or too personal, too private, perhaps. A couple of weeks ago on january 27, international holocaust remembrance day, a diverse group gathered for a marathon reading of night, nobel prize winner, elie wiesels memoir of his youthful experiences as a prisoner in auschwitz and buchenwald. Wiesel, night, and the holocaust will not make any difference on you. The text is from octavio pazs poem agua nocturna, adapted by whitacre and translated by muriel rukeyser. Wiesel in a variety of ways, sharing his soup with him and seeking medical help. Wiesel passed away on july 2 at the age of eightyseven. Includes everything you need to teach night by elie wiesel. Oct 02, 2011 herded like animals from one confining ghetto to the next, and then onto train cars bound for who knew where, wiesel recounts for us the horrifyingly tragic tale of his fight to survive the journey to and imprisonment at auschwitzbirkenau and buchenwald concentration camps in his short yet profound book, night. Water night alto part wordless midi choir aahs youtube. Eliezer elie wiesel kbe was a romanianborn american jewish writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate and holocaust survivor. Wiesel was born in sighet, a romanian shtetl, to an orthodox jewish family on september 30, 1928.
And the world remained silent elie wiesel cons the world. Study 18 terms night by elie wiesel chapter 35 flashcards. Night is a work which defies the neat classification of genre. In night, he said, i wanted to show the end, the finality of the event. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, wiesel writes. His parents, shlomo and sarah, owned a grocery store in the village. It is considered by some critics to be the most powerful literary expression of the holocaust. Workbook questions and critical reflection exercises. He and his family were sent to concentration camps at auschwitz and at buna, both in poland. Night relays wiesels experience as a prisoner in the concentration. Eric s contribution in this world is much bigger than his music. Night study guide 9 germanys armies invaded sighet. Eyes of shadowwater, eyes of wellwater, eyes of dreamwater. Elie wiesel writes about how the horrors of the holocaust caused him to lose faith in god and humanity.
Elie wiesel is the internationally celebrated author, nobel laureate, and spokesperson for humanity whose decision to dedicate his life to bearing witness for the holocausts martyrs and survivors found its earliest and most enduring voice in night, his penetrating and. Oct 25, 2016 water night by eric whitacre arranged by dr. Elie wiesel, night it is obvious that the war which hitler and his accomplices waged was a war not only against jewish men, women, and children, but also against jewish religion, jewish culture, jewish tradition, therefore jewish memory. Jan 01, 2005 night oprahs book club by wiesel, elie 2nd second edition hardcover2006 11 on. Night is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. Water night by eric whitacre octavio paz digital sheet. With moshes guidance, elie begins studying the torah and jewish mysticism, but his faith is tested when police deport. The abbreviations below will be used to distinguish between the most common editions of night. He is that rare musician who discovers more music in the music than the composer even realized was there. Imprisoned as a young teen in birkenau, auschwitz, buna, gleiwitz, and finally liberated from. He was the author of 57 books, written mostly in french and english, including night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the auschwitz and buchenwald concentration camps. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes.
Failure to do so will result in 0 credit study questions. The event was organized in part by the national yiddish theatrefitting given that night was originally written in yiddish, though first. A complete reading of the late elie wiesels night at the museum of jewish heritage in new york city. Herded like animals from one confining ghetto to the next, and then onto train cars bound for who knew where. This new translation by marion wiesel, elies wife and frequent translator, presents. A workbook 3 introduction how the workbook relates to the course this compact workbook is meant to assist instructors who choose to use elie wiesels night as a text for summer reading experiences andor first year experience courses. Night by elie wiesel throughout the reading of this novel, you will have a few simple assignments to complete. Oct 28, 2015 elie wiesel is the internationally celebrated author, nobel laureate, and spokesperson for humanity whose decision to dedicate his life to bearing witness for the holocausts martyrs and survivors found its earliest and most enduring voice in night, his penetrating and profound account of the nazi death camps. The chamber winds ensemble consists of the brass and woodwind students under the. Since biblical times but especially since the beginning of the midnineteenth century jews have longed for a permanent home in the holy land, a stretch of rugged, but historically significant land on the eastern mediterranean shore, stretching north from the gulf of aqaba over the negev desert, west of the dead sea and jordan, and north to the borders of syria and lebanon. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The abbreviations below will be used to distinguish between. Workbook questions and critical reflection exercises by chris frost san diego state university.
Yeats the stolen child performed here by legendary vocal group the kings singers. Its as if the orchestrated version was the first version to be concieved. Prestwick house is home to many resources for elie wiesels night, resources that will help you teach your high school englishlanguage arts students about this amazing book. Forced out of his home as a teenager, wiesel traveled with his family to birkenau. This emotive work for divisi choir, based on a translation of a poem b j. Eyes of shadow water, eyes of well water, eyes of dream water. Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night, night with eyes of water in the field asleep is in your eyes, a horse that.
His imprisonment, which he describes in horrifying detail in night, forever changed wiesel as a man and as a jew. Ronald staheli, more than any other conductor i have ever worked with, understands my music. Gondwana chorale performs water night by eric whitacre. The fact that there are people who survived the concentration camps in nazi germany is a testament to the resilience of the human soul.
The enembles are of the finest professional quality, and the clarity of each performance is amazing. The arrangement for string ensemble of the title track is absolutely sublime. In the spring of 1944, german jeeps arrived in the small town of sighet, romania, where jewish teenager elie wiesel lived with his parents and three sisters. Everything came to an endman, history, literature, religion, god. A comparative essay between elie wiesels night and primo levis survival in auschwitz.
Wiesel was freed in april 1945, when he was sixteen years old. Night, a memoir of a young boys spiritual reaction to auschwitz. Whitacre water night satb a cappella a setting of words by octavio paz for satb a cappella chorus. Night section divisionsplease refer to your outline for dates to be completed. Coy performed by the south texas college chamber winds ensemble. Within days, their comfortable lives would be changed forever. It has been referred to as autobiographical narrative, memoir, testimony, and more. Whitacre says of a boy and a girl which along with water night sets words by octavio paz. Youth choir, south africa, aged 14 20 performs at their annual gala concert in the musaion theatre, university of pretoria 18 october 2014 conducted. This emotive work for divisi choir, based on a translation of a poem b. Discuss how night might have been different if wiesel had attempted to write it sooner.
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