Re: Liturgical Music that stirs my soul!

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Reyzl:

There is a 3-disc compilation "Entartete Muzik" (Pool Records -- Germany) of
"forbidden music", you and others on the list may be interested in.  The cover 
art
displays a grotesque Nazi caricature of a Black saxophone player with a Star of 
David
badge on his lapel.

Wolf

Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky wrote:

> Your enthusiasm for this music is great.
>
> I never heard this about the Nazis.   Why would they ban an instrument?   
> Strange.
> And in contrast, was there an instrument that gave special honor to?
>
> BTW, 'oyses git' should be written "Oy s'iz git".
>
> Reyzl
>
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> From:  DrRMF2700 (at) aol(dot)com[SMTP:DrRMF2700 (at) aol(dot)com]
> Sent:  Thursday, July 08, 1999 11:57 PM
> To:  World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:  Re: Liturgical Music that stirs my soul!
>
> If you would like posts "on Jewish music and its rapid exciting new
> expressions",
> why don't YOU start a thread about that and we, who are also interested in
> the same, will interact with you.   But since you are a rare poster, I
> don't think that you should tell others what threads they should or
> shouldn't pursue.   I don't personally give a damn about Igelsias...
> Why don't _you_ post about things that are meaningful to you?
>
> Reyzl,
> That is a wonderful suggestion and I accept the challenge to contribute and
> or share rather than complain. Thanks!
> What excites me these days in both playing and listening... is the
> interpretation of 'Jewish Music' on the accordian, an instrument banned by
> the Nazis(NPR-98).
> With my accordian I have been playing some of the remembered melodies of
> synagogue i.e. Avenu Malkenu, Bay bay anah rachetz..., adonai, adonai al
> rachun.....Any other stirring ashkenazic synagogue favorites out there?
> I have a klezmer trio and we play nursing homes and senior centers recreating
> as best as we can some favorite Klezmer tunes of KCB 'oyses git'(ah... I luv
> it and the arrangement cooks )Klezmatics, and the "standards"( a fascinating
> discussion on earlier posts that made me think I was on the right list)
> So, I am interested in learning both liturgical and yiddush/klezmer tunes
> that can stir the jewish soul, young and old, to laughter and tears.
> Robert
>



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