Re: Shmuel Lehman

[Susan Lerner <meydele...>]

Opps - now I did it!  Ignore the earlier posting, it was supposed to go to 
Itzik directly!  Gevolt...

Shira

At 01:47 PM 1/24/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear Itzik,
>
>Your suggestions as to "Arbet un Frayhayt" as well as Ganovim Lider really 
>stuck a chord with me.  I have had a discussion with your mother about the 
>website which I am working on to distribute original Yiddish and klezmer 
>music (initially) in downloadable sheet music form through the 
>Internet.  I also had 1 conversation with Hankus Netsky sometime ago about 
>including some facsimile copies and re-notated versions of some of the old 
>European klezmer folios that the KCB Foundation has.  For various reasons, 
>I haven't had a chance to focus on the reproduction of old music aspect of 
>my venture yet.  But it may be simpler to start with the 2 collections of 
>vocal music which you reference.  Do you know which libraries or 
>collections have copies of Lehman's collections?
>
>I will shortly send Beyle the initial draft of an agreement to include the 
>songs which she and I have discussed on my website.  Undoubtedly she will 
>send the document on to you or talk to you about it.
>
>I look forward to hearing from you.
>
>Susan (Shira) Lerner
>A Yidisher Tam, Inc.
>Los Angeles, CA
>
>At 10:22 AM 1/24/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>I haven't heard of a reisuue of "Ganovim Lider", but if it is done, perhaps
>>they could also reproduce another great work by Shmuel Lehman, "Arbet un
>>Frayhayt"(Warsaw 1921), a collection of Yiddish revolutionary songs of
>>1905. Both are of course hard to find and should be made available by
>>reproduction if someone has the money. - Itzik Gottesman
>>
>>
>>
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>>Assistant Professor, Yiddish Language and Culture
>>Department of Germanic Studies
>>University of Texas at Austin
>>EPS 3.102
>>Austin, TX 78704-1190
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