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

[robert cohen <rlc...>]

Richard--I _hadn't_ read this post before our conversation, in which I 
mentioned Ma'oz Tsur!  Was your post a reaction to our call or a prescient 
anticipation?!  Not that it matters, tho ... Many thanks for calling--looking 
forward to future liturgical posts from you!!--Robert
--

On Mon, 28 Dec 1998 09:08:10   richard_wolpoe wrote:
>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
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>
>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
>
>
>


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