A setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16-17) opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. ('Where you die, I will die and be buried.')
The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. Appropriate for Shavuot (The Feast of Weeks) and Pentecost. Duration: ca. 4:00
| Genres | Sacred |
| Format | Score |
| Level | 3 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | ECS Publishing |
| Contributors | M. Hoffman, Stanley(Composer) |
| Language | English |
| UPC | 600313484742 |