Re: greetings- off topic, but current, more

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

That's the one I used to do with the kids at Mt. Zion Temple in St.
Paul.

Bob Wiener wrote:

> To be more precise, I'm referring to the Purim Songster section of a
> soft spiral bound collection of song lyrics "Compiled and Edited by
> Harry Coopersmith, Music Dir. J.E.C., published by the Jewish
> Education Committee Press (of NY), 5th edition, 1946.  The Table of
> Contents for the section lists "Chag Purim" (Words by L. Kipnis --
> Folk Song).  Where the lyrics themselves are printed, there is (as #3.
> on the top of p.4) a song in Hebrew is printed with "Songs of Zion",
> H. Coopersmith is printed beneath the song title.  Therefore, I
> deduced (correctly?)that the lyricist was L. Kipnis and the collector
> was H. Coopersmith. The song begins, "Chag Purim, chag Purim.  Chag
> gadol hoo lay'hudim."  (My free transliteration.)  I readily
> recognized this song from my youth and, I believe, from recordings.
> So I assumed (correctly?) that it might well be the song to which
> Robert Cohen was referring. Bob
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Lori Cahan-Simon
>      To: World music from a Jewish slant
>      Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 6:13 AM
>      Subject: Re: greetings- off topic, but current, more
>       Wouldn't a listing of Kipnis indicate he collected it
>      rather than wrote it?  Which song are you referring to?
>      Lorele
>
>      Bob Wiener wrote:
>
>     > Listed in one of my books as:
>     > Words by L. Kipnis -- Folk Song
>     >
>     > Bob
>     >
>     > ----- Original Message -----
>     > From: "Robert Cohen" <rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com>
>     > To: "World music from a Jewish slant"
>     > <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>     > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:48 PM
>     > Subject: Re: greetings- off topic, but current, more
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > > Isn't there a sort-of chestnut contemporary song that
>     > > refers to "Chag
>     > >
>     > Purim"
>     >
>     > > as well?
>     > >
>     > > --Robert Cohen
>     > >
--
Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
Head, Division Of Composition and Music Theory
University of Minnesota
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