Re: Shmuel Brazil

[Dan Jacobs <dan...>]

> Rabbi Brazil is indeed a Rebbe at Yeshivas Shaar Yoshuv. He is still
> composing actively. His earliest compositions can be found on the old "Or
> Chodosh" records, which I am sure have not been re-released on CD. He wrote
> Shmelkie's Nigun, which many dance class aficionados learn as a line dance.
> The Regesh series feature his compositions. I am surprised nothing turned up
> at Tara. Probably an Email to Velvel will help, as Velvel knows him for
> sure. In fact, I will probably see Rabbi Brazil tomorrow night, as I am
> performing at a wedding of a Shor Yoshuv student. His compositions are very
> popular at Orthodox weddings, just after Shlomo Carlebach and on a par with
> people like Yossi Green or Baruch Chait, although Green has a lot of pop
> oriented dreck as well as his more classic nigun style compositions. Avraham
> Fried also recorded Brazil's Sholom Aleichem.
>

Talking of music at Orthodox weddings does anyone know who wrote the
Deveikus "Mi Addir"?

To help identify the tune, I have attached a midi file.  The midi is not 
fantastic as it's an export from capella (musical notation software) and the 
arrangement is for 5 voices - chazzan and TTBB.

Thanks,

Dan

MI-ADIR.mid
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