Re: Lewandowski

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Larry,

A quick look through my library reveals that the Jewish Encyclopedia,
Nulman's Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music, and Binder's Studies in
Jewish Music all have entries of at least a page on Lewandowski, but I
found no reference to a biography.

Also, Gesange aus Der Synagoge (Chants of the Synagogue), Koch Schwann
Aulos 3-1549-2 (CD), largely devoted to Lewandowski's music, has a
biography.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Goldfinger <l-goldfinger (at) nwu(dot)edu>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 12:37 PM


>Actually, Idelsohn's book is where I first read about Lewandowski.
>Idelsohn devotes a large portion of his chapter on Western European
>chazzanim during the advent of the Reform movement to the guy,
describing
>how he rose from virtually no musical background or yiches, plus an
>impaired nervous system, to become one of the more well-regarded
composers
>of modern synagogue music during his lifetime.  Unlike some of his
>contemporaries who applied German Lied style tunes and Church music
to
>their settings of synagogue prayers, he is described as incorporating
>elements of traditional Jewish music in what was then a modern style,
such
>as four-part singing with and without organ accompaniment. Apparently
once
>he reached his high position, he became despotic and squelched any
>up-and-coming potential competitors.  This just seems like the stuff
a
>biographer interested in Jewish music might see as a worthwhile
project.
>So far, though, I've been unable to find anything substantial.
>
>-Larry
>
>At 05:39 PM 1/19/99 +0200, you wrote:
>>Idelsohn's "Jewish Music - Its Historic Development" has several
pages
>>on Lewandowski.
>>
>>Is there an actual biography in existence?
>>
>>Stephen
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