Re: Cataloguing Jewish music

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

Of course, JMI's Keynote software includes a feature of writing the music of the
song.
Lorele

Joel Bresler wrote:

> Hi, Paul.
>
> I too would be interested in this developing thread.
>
> If the ultimate goal of this work is a web-based catalog, why not include
> 30 second samples of each cut so users can get a true sense of the content?
> Of course, it will take longer to do this, and it doesn't substitute for
> the record itself. But it would be a tremendous service.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joel
>
> At 09:33 AM 3/6/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >Dear library colleagues
> >
> >I am assisting in the setting up of the new library at the Jewish Music
> >Institute in London. In my professional capacity I have had a lot of
> >experience in cataloguing 'classical' music to AACR standards, but haven't
> >really tackled many of the interesting problems associated with cataloguing
> >Jewish music.
> >
> >I would be very interested to hear from any other librarians on the list
> >with this sort of experience, to discuss how you have approached some of
> >the inherent problems. Unless you feel that this discussion would be of
> >general interest, it would perhaps be better to contact me off-list.
> >
> >Occupying my attention in particular at the moment is the formulation of
> >uniform titles for conventional forms in printed music transcriptions. For
> >example, a volume containing several works titled 'Freylekh' (or variants
> >therof). If a distinctive title has at some stage been applied to a
> >particular freylekh, then this could be used as a distinguishing soubriquet
> >- but if there is none? I wouldn't feel comfortable in quoting the key as
> >written (except in the descriptive part of the entry), since a) there is no
> >guarantee that this is the original key and b) this is almost certainly a
> >transcription of a piece of music with an aural, rather than a
> >composed/notated history. Typically there is a numbered sequence of the
> >form in many collections (eg the Russian shers in the Stacy Phillips
> >Klezmer Collection) but this is merely a handy means of differentiation by
> >the publisher. Is there any other approach save to surrender and use the UT
> >'Freylekh', with as much about the provenance as possible in the
> >descriptive part of the entry?
> >
> >I would be really interested - and grateful-  to hear how any of you have
> >tackled these problems. Also, is your catalogue - or any other
> >professionally produced catalogue of Jewish music - accessible on the
> >Internet?
> >
> >Paul Holden
> >Formerly Senior Librarian
> >Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
> >
> >
>
> Joel Bresler
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