Re: NEEDED: notes about Hatikva

[Ruth Rose <rose678...>]

maybe in the twilight zone ... Kurt Weill died in 1950.
Ruth Rose


At 19:11 7-06-97 +-300, you wrote:
>I realize that it's chutzpah to argue with the Encyclopedia Judaica, but to
the best of my knowledge, the arrangement of Hatikva performed by the Israel
Philharmonic was done by Kurt Weill in the 1950s, and not by Bernadino
Molinari.  
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>Yoel Epstein
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>From:  Harvey Narrol[SMTP:hnarrol (at) bgumail(dot)bgu(dot)ac(dot)il]
>Sent:  éåí ùéùé 06 éåðé 1997 09:18
>To:  World music from a Jewish slant.
>Subject:  Re: NEEDED: notes about Hatikva
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>>From the Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter: Jerusalem,1972; pp. 1470-72...
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>Words: Naphtali Herz Imber, probably in Jassy in 1878; first published as
>*Tikvatenu* in Herz's *Barkai*, 1886 (w. misleading note, "Jerusalem
>1884").
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>Melody Source: Based on the Rumanian folk song *Carul cu boi* (Cart and
>Oxen); from D. Idelovitch, Ed., *Rishon le-Ziyyon*, 1941. Set by Samuel
>Cohen, recent emigrant from Moldavia to Palestine (1878) in 1882, after
>Imber read the poem to farmers in R-l-Z in 1882.
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>Standard Harmonization: Italian conductor Bernadino Molinari, 1948, for
>Israel Philharmonic Orch. Another orchestration by Paul Ben Haim is also
>current.
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>History of Adoption as Anthem: Sung at 5th Zi. Cong. in Basle, 1901 as
>*Tikvatenu*, just at one of the sessions; sung as *Ha-Tikvah* by all
>present at 7th Zi. Cong. in Basle, 1905 to end Cong. Formal declaration as
>Zionist Anthem (as Ha-Tikvah) at 18th Zi. Cong. in Prague, 1933. Under the
>Mandate, was the unofficial anthem of Jewish Palestine. Sung at opening of 
>declaration of State of Israel, May 14th, 1948, and played by members of
>the Palestine symph. orch. at ceremony's conclusion. As of 1972 printing
>of E.J.(source of all this info.), H-T had *not* yet been given official
>status as national anthem by proclamation of of Knesset. 
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>Hope this helps. Other interesting snippets in source (E.J.)
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>Harvey Narrol; Beer-Sheva, June 6,1997.
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>On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Alex Jacobowitz wrote:
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>> B"H Basle, Switzerland
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>> 1) Does anyone know FOR SURE who composed the melody?
>>     Imber? Kosakoff?
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>> 2) was it chosen to be the Jewish Anthem at the 1897 Zionist convention in
>> Basle?
>>      If so, was it done by vote? Other candidates?
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>> 3) did the composer stipulate the harmonization?
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>> Thanks, FAST answers will be greatly appreciated,
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>> Alex Jacobowitz
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