Re: Cataloguing Jewish music

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

I understand, but I have to imagine that sampling a song will be a LOT 
easier than transcribing it.

J

At 07:14 AM 3/7/01 -0500, Lori Cahan-Simon wrote:
>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
> > 250 E. Emerson Rd.
> > Lexington, MA 02420 USA
> >
> > Home Office:    781-862-4104
> > FAX:            781-862-0498
> > Email:          jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com
> >
>



Joel Bresler
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