3. Bəḥatitu Qeduś Qeduś

A prayer for several liturgical occasions: the morning of the New Moon, the afternoon service for any holiday, the evening on ‘Āstaseryo and the Seventh Sabbath. In this recording we hear the melody specific to the New Moon. Two other melodies for this text clearly differentiate between ‘Āstaseryo and the Seventh Sabbath. However there is no clear consensus among the Qessoch as to whether the melody in this recording is specific to the New Moon or not. The text opens with praises to God and His holiness followed by praise for the Temple in Jerusalem, the holy sanctuary where God dwells. It also includes two additional motifs: God as endower of the Torah, and that the firstborn male child be dedicated to God (Exodus 13:2).

The piece is in the hemiola pattern, with hemiolas following two types of periodicity: f irst 2-4-5/2-4-5, then 3-4-5/3-4-5 pulsations. Its scale is tetratonic and the range does not exceed the fifth. The performance of Bəḥatitu qeduś qeduś is accompanied by dancing.