RE: Jewish Italian composers

[Yoel Epstein <yoel...>]

The premier Italian Jewish composer of the 1920s and 30s was Mario
Castelnuovo-Tedesco.  His music is not Eastern European in style, but he
frequently uses Sephardic motifs in his music.  He wrote a great deal,
including film music, after he fled Italy to the US in 1938.

Yoel

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> From: "Seth Rogovoy" <seth(dot)rogovoy (at) verizon(dot)net>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Subject: Query about mid-20th c. Italian Jewish music
> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 19:01:50 -0400
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> [Perhaps someone on the list could help with this query? Send answers to
> me at seth (at) rogovoy(dot)com or to the list and I'll pass them along to
> Judith.]
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> Dear Seth,
> I am working on a video project with Lenox students and I'm just
> beginning to look for some music to help tell the story. I thought you
> might know of someone who might know of someone - or maybe you would
> have an idea about music I could investigate.
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> The story is set in the 30s and 40s, Italy. It's a young girl who had to
> hide with her Jewish father and Catholic mother in the hills of Umbria
> and then Rome during the German occupation. The video is being made with
> an interview with the woman - now in her seventies - and uses words from
> the diary of her father during that time.
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> I'm am just beginning to think about music - but there is much yet to be
> done with other aspects of the project. I think the music should be
> composed by an Italian, preferably an Italian Jew, probably contemporary
> music of that time, though I don't know about whether it will be popular
> music or something else. I don't imagine there is anything like an
> Italian Klezmer or similar music? I know it's such an Eastern European
> form but there must have been someone in Italy??
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> I'm also investigating the more contemporary chamber music or classical
> composers of the time. It's wide open at this time, but I hope to start
> listening to stuff soon so we can make decisions when the time comes to
> use it. Of course, it would be great to find some one to write the music
> (ha ha) but no budget.. Naturally I thought of you as a person who might
> have an idea or two. Thanks for the taking the time to read this. I
> would appreciate any thoughts you might have. Sincerely, Judith
> Monachina
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