Re: Bernstein, Symphony no. 3

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

Eliott--Can you get me, now, a copy of the Journal of Synagogue Music 
article?  I think you asked for two months--it's been three or four, yes?!  
Many thanks if you can--Robert Cohen, 18 Wiltshire Road, Brighton, MA  02135


>From: elkahn (at) JTSA(dot)EDU
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>CC: "World music from a Jewish slant." <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Re: Bernstein, Symphony no. 3 "KADDISH"
>Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 10:24:05 -0400 (EDT)
>
>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
>
>
>On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Lavrans [UNKNOWN] Schrøder wrote:
>
> > Can someone help me with information on Leonard Bernsteins "KADDISH"
> > symphony, and his use of jewish music in it? (Also interested in info.
> > on Symphony no. 1: "Jeremiah")
> >     Thank you,
> >     Gaute
> >
> >
>
>


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