Re: [JLM] Verdi (fwd)

Hi Irwin:

Check the shamash.org archives, because I remember

a whole discussion about this on the List. Maybe last

year?

Also if Franceso Spagnulo is out there is cyberspace...

reading this I bet he knows!

Groeten

Troods

>From: "I. Oppenheim"

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

>To: World music from a Jewish slant

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

>Subject: Re: [JLM] Verdi (fwd)

>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:11:38 +0200 (W. Europe Daylight Time)

>On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Trudi Goodman wrote:

> > Verdi had friends in the Jewish Community.

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

> >

> > Trudi

>Do you have any references to books or articles or

>persons that may tell me more about this interesting

>subject?

> Groeten,

> Irwin Oppenheim

> i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl

> ~~~*

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> > >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)

> > >

> > >---------- Forwarded message ----------

> > >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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