[HANASHIR:10935] Re: Mizmor Shir

[Yonatan Koch <listmember...>]

Jeff,

Is this classisc still available? Where would I get it from?

Yonatan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Klepper" <jeffklepper (at) yahoo(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:19 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:10923] Re: Mizmor Shir


> I've also been curious who composed that tune since I learned it in '68.
I
> haven't been able to find out - the only info I have is that it was
recorded
> (in 67 ?) by 'Parvarim', the wonderful folk duo from Israel (their later
> album of Hebrew covers of Simon and Garfunkel songs is a classic) and the
> version we use was taken straight from the recording.  The record label,
as
> I recall, listed no author.  My guess is the tune was one of the early
> neo-Chassidic melodies which were to become the hit trend in Israel
starting
> in 1968. It seems that these peppy tunes with Biblical and prayer themes
> were the perfect follow-up to the '67 War and the re-unification of
> Jerusalem.  Shlomo Carlebach's music was a major inspiration for the
deluge
> of Chassidic hits which poured out of Israel throughout the early70's.  To
> mention just a few songs, Al Shl'losha, Shema, Shehecheyanu, Yedid Nefesh,
> V'haeir Eineinu, and the 'fast' Adon Olam, all came out of Israel's
> Chassidic Song Festival at that time.  So put Anonymous down as the
> composer.  Clearly the song has been a huge influence on the music that
> followed it.
>
> Jeff
>
> > Does anyone know who wrote the tune for "Mizmor Shir L'Yom HaShabbat"
(the
> > first part of Psalm 92) that we all know and love from Hava Nashira?
(It's
> > the "zippy" one -- a bit reminiscent of the "Hawaii Five-O" theme
song....?)
> > In all these years, I've never come across a notated version of it, nor
any
> > attribution as to composer-ship. I need the answer ASAP, and hope
someone can
> > help!
>
>
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