Fw: Information about "Paul Kirman", composer on Hungaroton Classic recording HCD 31768, "Masters of Jewish Music"

[Paula E. Kirman <calypso...>]

I received the following inquiry through a World Music website that I
operate, and was wondering if anyone here had any information about this
person who has a very similar name to mine.
Thanks,
Paula Kirman

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kelleher" <johkel (at) MUZE(dot)com>
To: <paula (at) insideworldmusic(dot)com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Information about "Paul Kirman", composer on Hungaroton Classic
recording HCD 31768, "Masters of Jewish Music"


> Dear Ms. Kirman,
>
> My name is John Kelleher, and I'm a Classical Music Data Editor at MUZE,
> Inc., a company that provides an extensive database of recordings, books,
> videos and games to traditional and online retailers.
>
> I have been unable to find any information about the composer listed in
the
> subject line of this email (the CD liner notes state: "We do not know
where
> the composer Paul Kirman came from, but judging by his work, he was a
great
> expert on both Sephardic and Galician Jewish music"), and, having
exhausted
> other resources, I thought perhaps he might be a relative of yours.  The
CD
> attributes three works to him ("Song of the Seraphim", "Dance from
Galicia"
> and "Song of the Jews of Yemen"), each in arrangements by the violinist
> Samuel Dushkin (1891 - 1976).
>
> If you have any information about the man (such as birth/death dates,
> country of origin) and the compositions (place and date of composition, or
> perhaps that they are in fact arrangements of traditional pieces), I would
> appreciate a response.  If not, then I thank you for reading my message,
and
> apologize for taking your time.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Kelleher
>
>

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