Re: Adon Olom (was Jewish Cowboy Music)

[Joe Kurland <ganeydn...>]

This is what Purim was invented for.  At other times, God may be pleased to
be praised with humor, but I can't feel that I'm praising God with tunes
that make me feel the words are meaningless syllables set to tunes that
don't support musically the feelings of the prayers.

Call me out of step with the times, but that's why I love the recordings of
the old time cantors. They put their hearts into their singing.  They made
the prayers come alive.  You could feel their meanings even if you couldn't
understand the words.


Yosl (Joe) Kurland
The Wholesale Klezmer Band
Colrain, MA 01340
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At 8:06 PM -0500 1/31/99, Owen Davidson wrote:
>Well, since this arrived with a "Highest Priority" flag,  I'll have a word to
>say.  Sherry Mayrent has said that "Adon Olam" is the universal song in
>that it
>can be set to any melody you can name.  Try it to "La Marseillaise," or
>"Reelin'
>In The Years."  About the only thing I can come up with that doesn't fit is
>"Take Me Out to the Ballgame."  (Go ahead, knock yourself out!)  I like
>the idea
>of thematic links, but I still have to ask, what is the sense of all this?
>Where does devotion stop and mockery begin?  I'm asking this as possibly the
>biggest joker in the deck.
>
>Owen
>
>winston weilheimer wrote:
>
>> Absolutely serious.  It looks like others have used some good tunes too.
>> When I moved to DeLand (outside Orlando), the members of my previous shul
>> sang Adon Olam to "It's a small world after all."  I also use Oh once there
>> was a wicked wicked man... on the Shabbat before Purim, Maoz tsur on Shabbat
>> Channukah, and dayanu for Shabbat Pesach.  Love the idea of Saints go
>> marchin in...perhaps around Mardi Gras!
>>
>> Now that I have opened this can of worms...how about some other suggestions
>> out there!
>>
>> Winston Weilheimer
>> Rabbi
>> Temple Israel of Deland (Florida)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>> [mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of Ivor Joffe
>> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 1999 5:36 PM
>> To: World music from a Jewish slant.
>> Subject: Re: Jewish cowboy music
>>
>> are you serious?
>> rather use a chassidic tune.
>>
>
>--
>Owen Davidson
>Amherst  Mass
>The Wholesale Klezmer Band
>
>The Angel that presided o'er my birth
>Said Little creature formd of Joy and Mirth
>Go Love without the help of any King on Earth
>
>Wm. Blake
>
>



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