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Re: Is "Hatikvah" Jewish?

From: Lenka Lichtenberg 
To: Marvin 
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Is "Hatikvah" Jewish?


>From what I remember, Smetana's inspiration for the theme of the Vltava 
>(Moldau) symphonic poem came from a Swedish folk tune, which he picked up when 
>living in Sweden for some years.


Lenka Lichtenberg,  singer-songwriter and Yiddish performer
for music clips, visit www.lenkalichtenberg.com

---- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marvin 
  To: World music from a Jewish slant 
  Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 10:51 AM
  Subject: Re: Is "Hatikvah" Jewish?


  Smetena used melodies from folk music.  Hatikvah probably used the same 
resource.

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