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Jewish Contributors To the
World's Music
By THELMA NURENBERG
(Copyright, 1926, Jewish Telegraphic Agency.)
poser and musical writer of note,
Jsoeph Joachim a Hungarian violin-
ist, whose first nublic appearance in
a concert in Budapest at eight made
him famous. Ilia Hebrew melodies
and his overature to Hamlet are pop-
ular compositions and widely played.
Present artists like Leopold God-
owsky, Rosenthal, Levitsky, Hof-
man, Zimbalist, Ileifetz, Eileen, Hu-
berman, Kreisler, and scores of oth-
ers prove that the Jews are as won-
derful interpreters of music as crea-
tors of it.
In outlining a general history of won the Solfeggio prize when only
music, the different authors have 12, and the second prize in harmony
recognized the fact that the Greeks at 13. In 1819 his "Ilerminie" se -
and the Hebrews were the first na- cured for him the Grand Prix de
THIRTY CENTS
tions to foster a spirit for the cultiva-1 Rome. During the same year he
thin and development of that branch composed the "De Profundus". His
On the homeward journey the lady
of art. Music to the Greek served as first masterpiece "I.a Juive" was
another channel to which his sensuous very successful. "I. Eclair" was his in the chair next to mine was telling
nature found another outlet, But it i next offering and was also well re- me of her purchases in Paris. She
remained for the Hebrews to assim-iceived. He has written many other had spent $300 on dresses and the
;late it in another manner. Music to i popular works, but these two are his appurtenances of a perambulating
social peg whereon clothes are hum;
Israel was spiritual—and therefore hest known.
divine, and so it was incorporate d
Felix Mendelsohn, grandson of for social display. When she com -
his religious services. Therefore the Moses Mendelsohn, was born in Ham- pleted the tale of her Parisian vo.it,
history of music in connection with burg, Feb. 3, 1809. At the age of which was more concerned with pro-
religious services owes its origin to 11 he had already composed some in- viding to be seen than to see, she
the synagogue.
strumental music. At 24 he was asked: Did you buy anything to take
Although music to the Jews was conductor of the Gewandhaus or- home? I was holding a book, Wil-
holy, it was not entirely confined to chestra in Leipzig. The concerts cox's essays on "The Human Way,"
the four walls of the synagogue. Some given by this famous orchestra un- when her question was put. I had
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of the ancient songs, the songs of der Mendelsohn's leadership soon en- just been pondering the wisdom
Miriam, of Deborah, the songs that I joyed a world wide popularity and this suggestive and stimulating au-
thor,
with
whose
writing
I
had
long
marked the end of each season, and contributed to make Leipzig the
the different little ditties, have come I music center of Germany. In con- been familiar.
Of course I had bought a few trio.;
down as a proof that every phase of ' junction with a number of other ar-
life found expression in song. At . tists Mendelsohn organized the now kets, reminders of I'aris, for dear
ones
at home. And yet when I ob- ,
hat time there was no means by , famous Conservatorium in Leipzig in
hich their melody could be recorded 1842. Among Mendelsohn's best served the zest with which my inter-1
and so the chant alone, the primitive compositions are the oratorios "Paul- locutor gloated over her new dresses I
oundation of Hebrew sacred music,' w e and "Elias", the opera "Die and other items of purely personal
y virtue of its connection with the I Ilochzeit des Camacho", the sym- physical adornment I could not resist
eciting of prayers and the Holy' phony contata "Lobgesang", six con- the opening for satiric suggestion and
Scripture, was passed orally from gen- cert overtures, concertos, chamber lifting my book I said: You see this
sration,to generation.
music and pianoforte and vocal corn- volume? I bought it at one of those
:Mendelsohn enjoys a curious fascinating little book-boxes
Christianity, in the early stage of , positions.
or stalls one observes along the Seine.)
organization, took from the Hebrews,' world wide popularity for his ver- It cost me not $300 but 30 cents,
through the Ilebrew converts, their satility of style and beauty of cons- and yet in inspiration, spiritual im
A Directory of the
religious (hunts, and their antiphonal position. Rubenstein was born in
manner of song. They also adopted to pulse and moral momentum
$3, ,000. it is
a certain extent, the Hebrew manner( Russia, Nov 16, 1820. In 1839 he worth
me
more companion
than
on reacted
As to
my
chance
of conducting services. But the adop• , ea se his first concert in Moscow and to my statement with a sickly smile
tion of instrumental music was at
as
of
pity
I
felt
more
than
ever that
first strongly objected to because of lin
he gave
a series
of concerts
in 1841
Germany,
Ilolland,
Scandinavia,
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while I am not indifferent to clothes
its Hebrew origin; but they final
lv s I and France. Liszt was so impressed of both man and woman I thank God
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included it in their services.
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Israel, in mourning for the destruc- I declared he would make him an heir dressed and decorated.—The Supple-
tion of the temple, decreed that the to his art. Rubenstein entered Run- ment.
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voices of instruments in connection , sia again , where he was presented to
directory of sub-contractors.
with serviees should be silenced for- the czar. Ile left Russia to study
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abroad. In 1848 he returned and his
Welfare of the industry.
With the development of Christian- opera "Dmitri Donskoi" appeared on
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ually became more confined to the I duced a year later. In 1859 he was
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church and to the synagogue. With I made director of the Imperial Rus-
the establishment of Rome as the sian Musical Society. The conserve-
religious seat of Christianity, came tones of St. Petersburg and Moscow
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Religious music was given every op- rather than as a composer. His works
portunity to develop and any innova- embraced every form of composition,
tion upon the then existing system of songs, chamber music, operas, sym-
theory was brought into existence by phonies, etc. His "l'ersian Songs"
members of the Christian faith. The and his "Ocean Symphony" are his
Jew, dispersed over the face of the I most popular works. "Ivan the Ter-
earth, with a sword constantly hang- /ibi s", "Don Quixote", "Faust", and
ing over him, could offer very little "Anthony and Cleopatra" are also
to the world in the realm of music. widely played and are works of art.
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Rather, nothing was expected or ac-
But these artists of Jewish origin
cepted from them.
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are not Israel's only contribution to
Notwithstanding the many schools the realms of art. Such men as
of music that had arisen or the vast Moscheles, wonderful pianist and
number of theories that hail been ad- composer and teacher of Mendelsohn,
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vanced, the rate of musical progress I Jacques Offenbach, called the crea-
during the first 10 or 11 centuries ' tor
aC o
was very slow. In the early part of Ferdinand French
corrna :
German
queOPe
the twelfth century, in southeastern
part of France, originated the secular
movement. These Troubadours, later e
followed by the Troubenes in north-
eastern France, generated a wide-
spread awakening of secular music
throughout France, England, Spain
and Italy. A similar group, called
the Minnesingers and the Meister-
singers, originated in Germany about
the same time. These groups were ,
of a poetic and musical nature and II
involved in the composition of verse 3
and the composition and performance :
of song. It was a movement that
had its birth in the activities of the
Crbsaders. The original Troubadours,
Troubcnes, Meistersingers and Minne-
singers belonged to the higher classes,
and wrote for and to the higher
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them and imitated them. There was
nothing profound and nothing really I
artistic in this movement, but it was
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a radical change from the existing
musical program of wholly sacred
music. And it paved the way for folk
songs and dances.
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music type that a universality of
music begins to appear; and it was
only with the perfection of this In-
vention by I'etrucci in 1500 that music
actually did acquire a cosmoplitan
character. The world in general be-
gan to take a decided interest in song
and its composition. The first opera
that was publicly performed was
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"Daphne" in Paris, 1595, and com-
posed by Jacob Peri.
Until the early part of the eigh-
teenth century Jewish music was not
ab o ve the common level. The condi-
tion in which the Jew lived from the
tenth to the eighteenth century had
deeply
tnhd
in 1'1, r
p raersts'ed , II:.
perseCutd
affected suppressed,
'
,possibility
, possibility for cultivating his ability,
Jew found no opportunity in the
world until, after the inquisition, when 0
the renaissance began to cover a
blood-stained continent with a mantle /
of superfluous culture. And even 2
then his chances were but slim and 5
meager. The Jewish nation had pro- IA
duced artists—but considering its IA
environment—can a flower grow and
blossom without the sun? The Jew-
ish artist found that no opportuni-
ties existed for him, and either he i
Was forced to accept Christianity or k
his art never matured as a result of rf
improper nourishment.
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The first Jewish musician who
stands out in the history of music is
Solomon Rossi of Mantua. He en-
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joyed such high favor at the court
of Mantua from 1567 to the time of
his death in 1622, that be was privi-
leged to dispense with the yellow 5
badge that all Jews were forced to ri
wear. Ile wrote madrigals and con-
zonets, but his most important works r
are his instrumental compositions be-
ing contained in four books called
"Sinfonie
Gagliardi" and "Sonate'
He wrote 28 compositions to Hebrew
psalms in two editions, and some
vocal music. Little is known of his
personal life.
Giacomo Meyerbeer, famous Ger-
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