Re: Gnesin:The Jewish orchestra at the Ball

[Bob Wiener <wiener...>]

Henny,

I don't recognize the melody.

A reviewer wrote about the work:

The weirdly titled Jewish Orchestra at the Ball at Nothingtown is a suite of
seven very short dance movements: a dream ball sequence which will warm the
hearts of Russophiles, slavonic, clashing, sensitive, zigeuner, Klezmer and
tartly harmonic.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/jun99/scr1june99.html

Others may be able to identify the melody.  They can sample a minute's worth
of the 2'15" work at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000007RSW/002-4672930-0497631
(If this link doesn't work, search at www.amazon.com "Classical" for
"nothingtown".)

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henny van der Groep" <tijgervink (at) hetnet(dot)nl>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Cc: <tijgervink (at) hetnet(dot)nl>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 6:23 AM
Subject: Gnesin:The Jewish orchestra at the Ball


> The composer M. Gnesin wrote a Suite: "The Jewish orchestra at the Ball at
> Nothingtown" based on Gogol. At the end there's a piece called "The
Galop".
> Is somebody on the list familiar with the music. If so, could somebody
tell
> me if the melody (a very ironic one) stem from a Jewish Song?  It sounds
so
> awfully familiar to my ears. I would be glad if somebody could help me!
> Take care, Henny
>
>
>


---------------------- jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org ---------------------+