Re: new book Juedische Musiktraditionen

[Bert Stratton <yiddcup...>]

how do i order the berlin CD?  gotta go thru the israeli source?  -bert

At 09:38 AM 12/12/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Apologies for cross-postings!
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>We are pleased to announce the publication of:
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>Rita Ottens/Joel Rubin
>Juedische Musiktraditionen (Jewish Musical Traditions)
>Musikpraxis in der Schule, Band 4 (Music in the Schools, vol. 4)
>ISBN 3-7649-2694-5 
>BE 2684, ca. 144 Seiten/pages
>mit/with CD DM 49,80
>12 December, 2001
>Gustav Bosse Verlag , Kassel, Germany
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>Juedische Musiktraditionen (in German) is intended for use by school
>teachers and other interested readers. It provides an introduction to the
>spectrum of Jewish music -- religious and secular, Ashkenazic and Sephardic
>-- via case studies of selected traditions (with accompanying CD). It
>includes a discussion of time-honored questions such as "what is Jewish
>music?" and "is there such a thing as Jewish music?," at the same time
>deconstructing many of the myths surrounding the subject. The book begins
>with a critical essay by Rita Ottens on the problematics related to the
>performance, study and reception of Jewish musical traditions in
>contemporary Germany.
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>I would also like to make you aware of a publication which has possibly
>escaped your attention. Nine years ago, I recorded a complete live
>performance by clarinetist Moshe (Musa) Berlin and his ensemble at the
>second Hakafot after Simchat Torah in the Beit ha-Rav Kook Yeshiva in
>Jerusalem. Musa has now edited this down to 2 CDs and it is available as
>"Aneinu beyom koreinu" (Answer Us on the Day We Call) through Gal-Paz
>records in Jerusalem.
>with:
>Elyashiv Berlin, drums (most of the time)
>Yechiel Greenberg, drums (for a short time)
>Menahem Herman, electric guitar
>Leyb Yaacov Riegler, keyboards
>and the students of the yeshiva
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>It is my favorite recording of Musa (berlim (at) bezeqint(dot)net; I have no
>financial interest in this) and it captures much of the flavor of the
>holiday. There is a short excerpt at our web site, www.rubin-ottens.com.
>Follow the link to "further CD productions" and enjoy!
>
>Joel Rubin
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>Jewish Cultural Programming and Research GbR
>    Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble
>    Jewish Music Series
>    Chemjo Vinaver Collection
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>Dr. Joel E. Rubin * Rita Ottens
>rubin (at) rubin-ottens(dot)com
>simontov (at) compuserve(dot)com
>http://www.rubin-ottens.com
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