Isaac Nathan songs; Broadway composers

[Fred Blumenthal <xd2fabl...>]

A recent post said "I believe Irwin is referring to the 'Three Hebrew 
Songs' based upon melodies of Isaac Nathan and further subtitled 'after 
Lord Byron's Hebrew Melodies' for mixed chorus and full orchestra."

The Byron poetry and the music furnished to him by Isaac Nathan was the 
subject of discussion in this ListServ just a few months ago, and resulted 
in my buying a copy of the score (voice and piano) from another of the 
members.  There are considerably more than three - more than would be 
performed in a recital of normal length, one song for each of the poems in 
the Lord Byron collection.  If given a couple of days to dig through a 
very disorganized library and archives I could come up with the 
publisher's name, etc.  And if they were arranged for chorus and 
orchestra, they merit further discussion.

The name Irving Berlin was mentioned in the same digest, and at the same 
time I'm playing in a pit band for a USY production.  I'm reminded of a 
Kiddush by Kurt Weill, and I wonder if List members are familiar with 
other Jewish music by composers more usually associated with Broadway: 
Richard Rogers, Steven Sondheim et al.

Fred Blumenthal
xd2fabl (at) us(dot)ibm(dot)com