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Marvc: Psalm Xvii

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The younger brother Marcellos masterpiece is music that is rich in poetic depthAn Aristocratic Composer Free of PrejudiceBenedetto Marcello, like his older brother Alessandrofamous for his oboe concertoswas a Venetian nobleman who held important public offices; at the time he composed this work, he was also busy serving as a judge on the Court of the Forty. However, Marcello squeezed in time between his duties to visit the synagogue repeatedly, transcribing the cantors singing. He then blended Christian and Jewish music by incorporating these melodies into his own compositionseither as fixed melodies or direct quotations. It is truly astonishing to learn that, upon its completion, he even played the piece for high-ranking Catholic clergy.Fair and NeutralFurthermore, it is truly impressive that, regarding the synagogues, he drew on both the Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditionsthe two major br