Re: Does anyone know of . . .

[George Robinson <GRComm...>]

If only I read German.
G

Eliott Kahn wrote:
> 
> Lyman, Darryl,1944-Great Jews in music /by Darryl Lyman.Middle Village, N.Y. 
> :J. David Publishers,c1986.326 p. :ill. ;29 cm.Includes index
> 
> and for other assimilated Jewish musicians:
> 
> Saleski, Gdal,1888-Famous musicians of a wandering race ;biographical 
> sketches of outstanding figures of Jewish origin in the musical world,by Gdal 
> Saleski.New York :Bloch publishing company,1927.xiv p., 1 <<(script l)>>., 
> 463 p.illus. (incl. ports.) 24 cm.
> 
> I use the following for primary biographical information on musicians who did 
> work in Jewish idioms. Both are out of print but seem to be fairly accurate:
> 
> Friedmann, Aron,1855-1936.Lebensbilder berühmter Kantoren...Hrsg. von Königl. 
> Musikdirektor Aron FriedmannBerlin :C. Boas Nchf. :Hilfskasse,1918-27.3 v. 
> :fronts. (ports.) fold. pl. (music) ;23 cm.Biographies of various cantors.V. 
> 1: Zum 100. Geburtstage des verdienstvollen Oberkantors der Breslauer 
> Synagogengemeinde weiland Moritz Deutsch; V. 2: Zum 100. Geburtstage des 
> königlichen Musikdirektors Professor weiland Louis Lewandowski; V. 3: Nebst 
> einem Anhang "Zur Geschichte des jüdischen Kantorats: Der Vorbeter". Den 
> Andenken Josef Singer.
> 
> Kultur-treger fun der Idisher liturgye = Kulturträger von der jüdischen 
> Liturgie :historish-biyografisher iberbli\  iber hazanut, hazonim un 
> dirizsharn. = .Kulturträger von der jüdischen Liturgie. Kulturträger von der 
> jüdischen LiturgieDetroit, Mich. :s.n.,1930.xv, 351 p. :ill., port. ;24 cm.In 
> Yiddish
> 
> At 04:08 PM 9/5/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >At 02:36 PM 9/5/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Khaverim --
> >>
> >>I know I'm going to be sorry I asked this question but does anyone know
> >>of a website/directory/reference book that would tell me the Jewishness
> >>of classical composers -- some of them pretty darned obscure?
> >>
> >>Shanah tovah,
> >>George Robinson
> >Great Jews in Music is a book I use, not too scholarly and he identifies 
> >people with Jewish backgrounds as Jews who I (or Halachah) wouldn't 
> >sometimes, although he does make their precise backgrounds clear.  Not great 
> >for the most contemporary composers.  Can't remember the author.
> >
> >
> >Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
> >Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
> >Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
> >University of Minnesota
> >100 Ferguson Hall
> >Minneapolis, MN 55455
> >612 624-7840 (o)
> >612 699-1097 (h)
> >612 624-8001  ATTN:  Alex Lubet (FAX)
> >
> 
> Dr. Eliott Kahn
> Music Archivist
> Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
> 3080 Broadway
> New York, NY 10027
> WK: (212) 678-8076
> FAX (212) 678-8998
> elkahn (at) jtsa(dot)edu
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