Re: Bernstein, Symphony no. 3 "KADDISH"

[Lavrans Schrøder <lschrode...>]

elkahn (at) JTSA(dot)EDU wrote:
> 
> THere seems to me more influence of actual Jewish musical materials in
> JEREMIAH than KADDISH.
> 
> A thorough evaluation of Jewish musical influences on Bernstein's Symphony
> #1, JEREMIAH (1942) may be found in:
> 
>  Lubin, Abraham. "The influence of Jewish music and thought in certain
> music of Leonard Bernstein." JOURNAL OF SYNAGOGUE MUSIC, III, 3, August,
> 1971, 17-22.
> 
> The article cites composer Max Helfman's program notes to the NY Phil's
> 10/16/63 performnace:
> 
>   Jeremiah is fashioned almost exclusively on the Ashkenazic cantillation
>   used for chanting the prophetic portion on the Sabbath [Haftorah], the
>   mode for chanting Lamentations on Tisha B'av [Eicha] and, finally, on
>   general 'Nussach' motives for festival and penitential prayers.
> 
> If the sender of this message needs a copy of the article, please contact
> me off-line at the above e-mail address.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Eliott Kahn
> Music Archivist
> JTS Library

        Thank you for your mail. I would be very interested in getting that
article.
        Gaute Schrøder