[HANASHIR:2940] Re: Authorship of tune to Ufros Aleinu

[Judy Caplan Ginsburgh <jerd...>]

Joel,

I do think this Ufros Aleinu is traditional.  In fact, I was going to teach
it at Hava Nashira this summer in a creative way.  I also have music to it.

Judy : )

Joel Siegel wrote:

> A friend of mine is trying to discover the authorship of one fairly
> common tune to Ufros 'Aleinu... how do you sing or notate something over
> email?  It's the one with a slow part and a fast part, the slow part has
> the words and has a descending "a-lei-ei-nu" and the fast part is on
> la-la-la.  Pretty much two chords: Am and G, throw in an E7 if you want
> to get really fancy.  To her cantor's credit, he won't use it (despite
> the religious performance exemption) w/o knowing the original author or
> seeing sheet music.
>
> The first Camp Swig album, Tov Lanu Lashir, credits it to that very
> prolific author, "Traditional."  But I'm not sure that's correct.
> (Maybe they're right and I'm wrong.  It's happened once or twice
> before......)
>
> Any help out there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joel
>



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Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Award-winning Singer/Music Specialist
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