Re: Hazanut - Jewish Liturgical Music List?

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Stephen,

What I don't get is, if your objective is to promote Jewish Liturgical
Music, why limit your audience to those who are already into it?

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen <steves (at) shani(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Sunday, February 14, 1999 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: Hazanut - Jewish Liturgical Music List?


>Robert,
>
>The matter is simply a matter of being practical. I really do
>appreciate your comments. However, if there is anyone out there
>seriously interested in promoting JLM, a GREAT deal needs to be done.
>That is why I started the jewishshulmusic list after thinking about
it
>for over a year.
>
>My perspective is Israel directed where the vast majority of Israelis
>(both secular and religious) haven't the faintest inkling of who
>Lewandowski was. Not even those teaching music in some high schools!
>
>When my Kol Rina mixed choir sings, the hiloni (secular) listeners
say
>"wow!" They had never heard anything like Mombach's 'L'cha Ezbach' or
>Lewandowski's "Enosh".
>
>But let's be even more practical.  I went to one of Israel's top
>University music libraries. They have a large jewish music section
(no
>Lewandowski there at all by the way!!) For a laugh I said to the
>librarian: I've heard the same tune for Adon Olam in my shul FRiday
>night and Shabbat morning since 1979. I can stand it no longer.
Please
>give me another melody. She looked non-plussed and asked: "Who
>composed it?" I can't wait for these low-tech institutions to do the
>job.
>
>We had a situation in Israel not long ago that I got on a bus and
>wondered if any of me would make it back home. I decided then that if
>you want to do it - go for it and don't wait for others.
>
>At the diaspora museum I was standing by the reconstruction of an old
>shul listening to several Adon Olam tunes from the loudspeaker. A
>teacher with her young pupils came along. "Listen children, this is
is
>what Jews USED to sing in shul". It is pathetic!
>
>When I discovered that about 1,700 composers wrote shul music I
nearly
>fainted. Can this number be true? I have several scanned lists
>available if anyone is interested taken from Sendry's 1950s book.
>
>A web based JLM scanned music database and MIDI files has to be
>produced (with grant financing or a CD library at afforable prices
>without grants). This will take a vast effort by many people. A
>dedicated channel to coordinate efforts is required. See the Sulzer
>project for what could be done. (http://welcome.to/shoreshet)
>
>Recordings can be made by choirs (especially amateur) and
RealAudio'ed
>or MP3'd. The possibilities are endless. What about a web page for
all
>shul choirs?
>
>I'm going to have a glass of cold water!
>
>Stephen
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