Re: [JLM] Verdi (fwd)

Verdi had friends in the Jewish Community.

That much I know. It's a well known fact.

Trudi

>From: "I. Oppenheim"

>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org

>To: World music from a Jewish slant

>Subject: [JLM] Verdi (fwd)

>Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:06:53 +0200 (CEST)

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>Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:10:16 -0400

>From: zavel1946 (at) netscape(dot)net

>To: jewishshulmusic (at) yahoogroups(dot)com

>Subject: [JLM] Verdi

>Verdi composed four sacred pieces(quatro pezzi sacri)

>for chorus. They are magnificent examples of SATB

>writing. One piece sticks out in my mind - Ave Maria.

>It is the only one of the four that is unaccompanied.

>It is based on an enigmatic scale. If you listen to the

>music and blot out the words, you will hear some

>excellent Jewish music. When I was studying music in

>college I remember hearing a story about Verdi and an

>Italian chazzan. I really don't remember the story

>except for the fact that Verdi was overwhelmed by the

>music in the synagogue of this chazzan. I really don't

>know if there is any truth to the story, but it would

>explain Verdi's fascination with Jewish music.

>Jeff Forman

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