Re: Lewandowski

[Daniel B. Schwartz <SCHWARTZESQ...>]

One may wish to look at the 12 volume Todah VeZimroh, Lewandowski's magnum
opus of his music  for auto biographical information as well as his views of
music in general.

-----Original Message-----
From: robert wiener <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: Lewandowski


>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?
>>>
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