RE: Specialized Recordings Collections/ Name for catalogue please

[Jewish Music Institute <jewishmusic...>]

Possibly these specialist collections are not yet properly catalogued.  I would 
like to
tell list members that the cataloguing system specially for Jewish Music 
(though it is
equally wonderful for any music) that has been developed by the Jewish Music 
Institute
in London in consultation with the British Library, National Sound Archive, is 
very
nearly ready.  The urgency of its development, is so that all those who want to
catalogue a collection of Jewish music, can do it on the same database.  It is 
envisaged
that when all the specialist collections are catalogued the master catalogue 
will be
posted on the internet, (with a code as to in which collection the item is 
lodged).  The
system is a user-friendly windows programme, with relational entries for titles,
composers, media (book, mss, CD wax cylinder etc), artists and ensembles.  It 
also has a
searchable tune manager and Hebrew font.

It will be known with the subtitle of the 'JMI Music Catalogue'.  We are 
looking for a
catchy name (in the same way as a music publishing programme is called 
'Sibelius') Would
list members like to suggest a name?
First off the press will be the Jewish Music Edition.  It will be equally 
suitable for
other world music collections and general music collections and is suitable 
both for
libraries and private collections.  Could you also let me know if you will be 
interested
to consider it for your collection?
Geraldine
>From Geraldine Auerbach
Director, Jewish Music Institute
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tel 020 8909 2445   Fax 020 8909 1030
E-mail jewishmusic (at) jmi(dot)org(dot)uk
Website www.jmi.org.uk



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) 
shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of
Robert wiener
Sent: 03 April 2000 09:35
To: World music from a Jewish slant
Subject: Private Specialized Recordings Collections

The mention of the Chad Gadya collection made me realize that our
group members combined probably have a collection of Jewish Music
recordings that surpasses any collection in the world.

But I also believe that many of us have focused our efforts on
particular areas or themes.  For example, one of my concentrations is
recordings on the story of Noah and the Flood.

>From our contributions I believe that our specialized collections
include the following:
Ari: klezmer
Christian: contemporary European klezmer
Eliott: liturgical choral?
George: especially jazz
Gideon: rock
Haim: Israeli folk dance
Hayyim: rock (Leonard Cohen)
Hankus: Yiddish
Helen: klezmer dance?
Henry: klezmer
Ingemar: jazz?
Itzik: Yiddish
Jerzy: Polish
Joe: ?
Joel: everything Ladino
Josh: Eastern European
Judah: early music
Judith: Ladino field recordings
Judy F.: ?
Judy P.: ?
Lori (either): ?
Marvin: ?
Matt: ?
Owen: ?
Paul: early klezmer
Reyzl: Shoah
Robert: contemporary liturgical
Seth: klezmer (+!)
Simon: everything?
Skip: ?
Trudi: ?
Winston: liturgical
Wolf: oddball

Please correct me if I've misrepresented you, annotate if I haven't.
I've pretty much just dashed this off, so I'm sure that I've left out
many.  My apologies to you.

Please tell us of your special interest.  Anyone for Israeli pop or
classical?  Yiddish theater?  Seder music?

Bob



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