Re: Cross-fertilization of Jewish and non-Jewish music

[richard_wolpoe <richard_wolpoe...>]

I believe Idelson discusses the origins of Jewish liturgical music.

Just as a general rule, it is often the case that the jewish litrugy aand the 
Xtian liturgy BOTH adapted from common folk melodies rather than directly from 
each other.

EG the traditional Maoz Tsur melody is also used as a Lutheran hymn.  The most 
likely explanation is that both Jews and Lutherans adapted their respective 
meoldies from a popular German marching song, rahter than from one another.

Regards,
Rich Wolpoe


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Subject: Cross-fertilization of Jewish and non-Jewish music 
Author:  <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org> at Tcpgate
Date:    12/27/98 5:39 PM


Is there any material (e.g., books, articles, dissertations, 
discographies) on Jewish musical themes in classical music, especially 
the less obvious compositions?  I do think that I saw something in the 
Jewish Theological Seminary collection of dissertations from the 
Cantorial School, but it was basically on the more obvious 
copositions, e.g., Bloch.

I would also be especially interested in material on the use of 
non-Jewish themes, popular or classical, in Jewish liturgical music 
(besides the Aleinu tunes and Adon Olam settings to popular song).

Bob