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Re: NEEDED: notes about Hatikva
- From: Cantor Neil & Katie Schwartz <schwartz...>
- Subject: Re: NEEDED: notes about Hatikva
- Date: Fri 06 Jun 1997 09.01 (GMT)
>
>1) Does anyone know FOR SURE who composed the melody?
> Imber? Kosakoff?
>
Until I get into my office/library, I cannot tell you who did
compose the melody. However, I believe that Imber only composed
the poem (several verses), and Reuven Kosakoff composed one of
many later melodies which bear little resemblance to the famous
one we all know.
When I get to work, I will be looking in the Encyclopedia Judaica
first. Is that available to you? Your question about the first
harmonization will be more difficult to answer, I suspect.
Shabbat Shalom,
Cantor Schwartz
Cantor Neil Schwartz
or
Katie Schwartz, B.S.I.
schwartz (at) enter(dot)net