[HANASHIR:11364] Re: hatikvah & the Ma Tovu round

[K. B. <kbmusic...>]

As the person who asked the question about Hatikva, I would love to hear what 
you have to say.
Thanks,
Karen



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From: jcohen (at) fas(dot)harvard(dot)edu
Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Date:  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:15:12 -0400

>I would be more than happy to check this out in any way I can, but I´ll need a
>few days to get myself back in the States (I'm currently writing from Costa
>Rica, where I've been all week).  No guarantees, though.  There are lots of
>capable and well-connected people on this list, and there's a good shot I'll
>just be checking the same sources they do.  Sounds like a wonderful project,
>though.
>
>Hasta proxima semana (and please forgive any bad grammar--I'm new at this).
>Judah.
>
>Quoting erik contzius <contzius (at) yahoo(dot)com>:
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>> The most widely arrangement of the piece is the
>> setting arranged by Israeli composer, Paul Ben-Haim.
>> Probably the best, as well.
>>
>> As far as the round "Ma Tovu" is concerned (the one
>> that starts: RE DO RE in RE mol), it's "Hey ho, nobody
>> home, No Meat nor drink nor money have I none, Still I
>> will be merry!" Now, where is THAT from, no clue. But
>> if you want one notation, you can find it in Rise Up
>> Singing, page 189.
>>
>> I have also seen the Hava Nashira attributed to Haydn,
>> but who knows?
>>
>> Is Judah Cohen out there? Can he take this one and run
>> with it?
>>
>> Cantor Erik L. F. Contzius
>>
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