Recalling an oratorio not yet performed for real

 The oratorio begins with Genesis 1, the first day. 

Genesis 1:1-5

Day 1

Syllables: 115. Words: 52. Roots: 29. Root Recurrence: 65%. Average per verse: 6.8.

akd alvh (6) amr arx (2) at (3) avr (5) bdl bhv bin (2) bqr bra ci 'tvb hih (5) ivm (2) kwc (3) lil mim pnh (2) qra (2) rah raw rkp rvk thv thvm wmim yl (2) yrb

בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ		1 In the beginning of God's creating, the heavens and the earth,
a brawit bra alohim at hwmiim vat harx	8 9	b/raw\it bra alh\im at h/wmim v/at h/arx
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם		2 when the earth was formless and void and darkness was over the face of the abyss, and the wind of God brooded over the face of the waters,
b vharx hiith tohu vbohu vkowç yl-pni thom vruk alohim mrkpt yl-pni hmim	19 16	vh/arx h/i\th thv v/bhv v/kwc yl pn\i thvm v/rvk alh\im m/rkp\t yl pn\i h/mim
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר		3 God said, Let there be light, and light was.
g viamr alohim ihi aor vihi-aor	9 3	vi/amr alh\im i/hi avr vi/hi avr
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ		4 And God saw the light, that it was good. And God differentiated between the light and between the darkness.
d vira alohim at-haor ci-'tob vibdl alohim bin haor ubin hkowç	10 14	vi/ra alh\im at h/avr ci +vb vi/bdl alh\im bin h/avr v/bin h/kwc
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד פ		5 And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. And it was evening and it was morning, day one.
h viqra alohim laor iom vlkowç qra lilh vihi-yrb vihi-boqr iom akd p	17 10	vi/qra alh\im l/avr ivm vl/kwc qra lil\h vi/hi yrb vi/hi bqr ivm akd

Selected recurrence: avr alvh arx at bin hih kwc ivm yl pnh qra

Word / Gloss	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	1	Vs	Stem
אלהים God's	▒											1	אלוה
את --		▒										1	את
ואת and		▒										1	את
הארץ the earth			▒									1	ארץ
והארץ when the earth			▒									2	ארץ
היתה was				▒								2	היה
וחשך and darkness					▒							2	חשך
על was over						▒						2	על
פני the face of the							▒					2	פנה
אלהים God	▒											2	אלוה
על over						▒						2	על
פני the face of							▒					2	פנה
אלהים God	▒											3	אלוה
יהי let there be				▒								3	היה
אור light								▒				3	אור
ויהי and was				▒								3	היה
אור light								▒				3	אור
אלהים God	▒											4	אלוה
את --		▒										4	את
האור the light								▒				4	אור
אלהים God	▒											4	אלוה
בין between									▒			4	בין
האור the light								▒				4	אור
ובין and between									▒			4	בין
החשך the darkness					▒							4	חשך
ויקרא and called										▒		5	קרא
אלהים God	▒											5	אלוה
לאור the light								▒				5	אור
יום day											▒	5	יום
ולחשך and the darkness					▒							5	חשך
קרא he called										▒		5	קרא
ויהי and it was				▒								5	היה
ויהי and it was				▒								5	היה
יום day											▒	5	יום

Here is a Performance showing how the whole of the introductory sections should be sung, and the style for recitative in general. 

 

The full score for the oratorio is available. To perform this is a major undertaking requiring skilled singers and instrumentalists. The content directly addresses the issues of our time including joy, skepticism, the who are we issue, and  our responsibilities for the created order in which we and our children live.