Jewish Songs Old And New

SKU: AP.44762

ISBN 9781470629656. UPC: 038081509280. English.

Carol Matz's Famous & Fun Jewish Songs, Book 4 is filled with well-known, beloved Hebrew melodies. The collection contains songs for various Jewish holidays, Israeli and Yiddish folk songs, as well as treasured traditional pieces. The arrangements can be used to supplement any method. Titles: Adir Hu * Ani Purim * Chanukah Candle Blessings * Chag Purim * Dayeinu * Dodi Li * Heveinu Shalom Aleichem * L'Shana Tova * My Dreidel * Oseh Shalom * Raisins and Almonds * Shabbat Shalom (Bim Bam) * Siman Tov * S'vivon * V'Taheir Libeinu.

SKU: HL.49045824

Max Kowalski (18821956) was a full-time lawyer who never gave up on his passion for music: singing lessons during his law studies, conducting and counterpoint classes, among others, at Dr. Hochs Konservatorium in addition to his work at his own law office in Frankfurt. While studying, he already published his first works; 15 song cycles were published until 1933. In the years that followed, the Jewish-born Kowalski was restricted in working both as a lawyer and as a composer due to his persecution by the National Socialists. In 1938 he was arrested, deported to the concentration camp of Buchenwald and finally forcedto flee into exile in London. Contemporaries called Kowalski a lyricist among the composers. The choice of texts of his songs shows his great knowledge and love of German literature. For example, he set to music texts by Friedrich Holderlin or Rainer Maria Rilke, but also Indian or Japanese poems. Kowalski left numerous unpublished songs which are published by Schott Music in a two-volume edition: Volume 1 (ED 22586) contains his Jewish songs (1935-37), the Heinrich Heine cycle (1937) and all English-language songs (1941-46). Volume 2 (ED 22587) contains Kowalski's late works: the songs based on texts by Friedrich Holderlin (1950) and the Geisha Lieder according to Klabund (1951).