Re: More 'bout Birnbaum

[Judy Fertig <fertig...>]

Joel:
Yes! Thanks! As soon as I had sent off the post, I realized I had left off
the NYPL!
--Being one of, if not THE largest library system in the world-- and having
such fabulous holdings in Jewish Studies in every area. Thanks for the
listing.
Judy

At 11:21 PM 10/21/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks, Judy.
>
>I'd add the following:
>
>We must mention the incomparable Benedict Stambler collection at the NY
>Public Library --- very strong in 78s (including Sephardi!) About 3000
>items, I think.
>
>In Israel, the Beth Hatefutsot's Feher Jewish Music Center has an
>impressive collection. Also, Kol Israel has one of the best in the world,
>but access is a problem.
>
>The Judah Magnes museum in the East Bay of San Francisco says they have the
>second largest 78 collection after YIVO - I haven't had a chance to
>confirm, though a quick walk-through showed a lot of holdings.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Joel
>
>At 06:23 PM 10/21/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>TO:Jewish Music Listers
>>who may be interested in the reply below...  I received an inquiry about
>>the original location and content of the Birnbaum Collection and general
>>sound recording collections of Jewish music in libraries...If someone would
>>like to add more detail to this reply, especially as to strengths of the
>>sound recording collections, please do so.!! (I did not include any
>>European libraries, but would be very happy if someone could add that
>>information also).
>>***********************************************************
>>BIRNBAUM COLLECTION:
>>The original Birnbaum Collection is located in Klau Library at Hebrew Union
>>College in Cincinnati. As far as I'm aware, it does NOT contain primarily
>>sound recordings, but manuscript and published scores from 18th and 19th
>>century cantors. 
>>
>>According to the conference brochure published by HUC, 
>>"The musical and archival collection of musicologist, cantor, and collector
>>Eduard Birnbaum (1855-1920) is a vast assemblage of original documentation
>>of destroyed and almost forgotten traditions. The Birnbaum Collection
>>preserves European synagogue music of the pre-Enlightenment, 19th and early
>>20th centuries, and reflects the secular and Christian liturgical music
>>environments in which it developed. More than 65 percent of all extant
>>documents related to Jewish liturgical music prior to 1850 can be found in
>>the Collection."
>>
>>Some manuscript and also published works of that period were part of a
>>reprint series in the 1950s.(Sacred Music Press.Out-of-Print classics
>>series of synagogue music). I have listed the reprint collection in our
>>catalog on my website, 
>>
>>http://www.library.brandeis.edu/fertig/jmwc/jmwc_resmusic.html#guid
>>
>>[To see my whole bibliography *StartingResearch in Jewish music*--
>>"http://www.library.brandeis.edu/fertig/jmwc/jmwchomepage.html ]
>>
>>LIBRARIES WITH JEWISH SOUND RECORDINGS: 
>>(with some strengths listed below)
>>There are a number of libraries which have extensive Jewish Music
Recordings:
>>
>>YIVO in New York, (of course, attributed to be the world's largest
>>collection of East European Jewish sound recordings...) 
>>
>>JTS (Jewish Theological Seminary) in New York, (strength in cantorial)
>>
>>School of Sacred Music of the Hebrew Union College (New York) & there are
>>extensive sound recordings at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, (strength
>>in cantorial, choral, Reform) 
>>
>>Harvard University (attempts to be comprehensive in collecting --is
>>especially good on Israeli music recordings, according to Virginia
>>Danielson at MLA last Feb.)
>>
>>University of Pennsylvania, Freedman Archive (commercial,cantorial, popular
>>American Jewish music)
>>http://www.library.upenn.edu/friends/freed/
>>
>>Jewish Music Resource Centre, Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Jewish and
>>non-Jewish communities in Israel)
>>http://shum.cc.huji.ac.il/~jmrc/pubs.htm 
>>
>>Gratz College in Philadelphia (lots of 78s! European and American Jewish)
>>http://www.gratzcollege.edu/collegeindex.html
>>
>>Indiana: See Tischler Collection at Indiana (scores, Israeli)
>>http://www.music.indiana.edu/collections/tischler.html
>>
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