Re: Book on Lubavitcher Music

[Seth Austen <klezmusic...>]

on 2/15/01 11:34 AM, Peter Rushefsky at Rushefsky_P (at) 
univerahealthcare(dot)org
wrote:

> THE three volumes are certainly Zalmanoff's Sefer Hanigunim, first published
> by Chabad in the 1940's.  In addition to analyzing specific nigunim
> contained within this work, Koskoff spends a chapter discussing the books
> themselves and shows how the books' organization represents Lubavitch
> society's view of itself in relation to other communities.
> 
> I am told by my Lubavitch friends in Buffalo that the books have been
> recently (or are in the process of being) reorganized and that a series of
> CDs with all the Nigunim in the books are being released.  Will be
> interesting to see if the new organization reflects a change in Lubavitch
> world view.   

Hi Pete,

These books sound really interesting. Keep me posted when/if you hear that
they've been reissued with the new CD. Meanwhile I'll keep my eyes open for
an older copy. 

Seth

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