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U N I T 1 JEWISH MUSIC 101: WHAT IS JEWISH MUSIC? A PROGRAM OF THE LOWELL MILKEN FUND FOR AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC AT THE UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

CONCEPTUAL FRAME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC WHAT IS JEWISH MUSIC? UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 2

YOS S ELE ROSENBLAT T Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt became the most recognizable cantor in America as well as a superstar celebrity among non-Jewish audiences. • Born 1882 , Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine • Died 1933 , Palestine UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 3

Debbie Friedman “Here is the music of jubilation and confirmation. It is a call to community that rages against darkness and spreads light.” Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) • Born 1951, Utica, NY, grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota • Died January 9, 2011 (Shabbat Shira) UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 4

Craig Taubman Craig’s songs bridge traditional Jewish themes and ancient teachings with passages and experiences of contemporary Jewish life. • Born 1958, Millington, TN UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 5

IRVING BERLIN (ISRAEL BEILIN) "Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he is American music." Jerome Kern • Born 1888, Tolochin, Byelorussia (presumed) • Died 1989, New York UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 6

MAX CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH BRUCH “...I became acquainted with Kol Nidre i … in Berlin through the Lichtenstein family, ... Even though I am a Protestant , … I deeply felt the outstanding beauty of these melodies and therefore I gladly spread them through my arrangement.” • Born 1838, Cologne • Died 1920, Berlin UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 7

8 CONCEPTUAL FRAME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC SONIC : U tilizes elements like scales, rhythms, and ornamen- tation that are generally considered to “sound Jewish” but not necessarily specific tunes, etc. For example, John Zorn’s Masada project consists of original melodies composed in Ashkenazi liturgical modes (e.g., Ahava Raba, Misheberakh, etc.) UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

that itself tells a story, ie. Bruch’s Kol Nidre i .) We will see Music that uses a Jewish text or programmatic music (music how Bernstein’s Jeremiah symphony uses both. CONCEPTUAL FRAME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC MEANING : Music based on a Jewish text, value or concept. UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 9

10 contexts. Friedman or Craig Taubman, whether or not based directly on a Jewish text, sung in Jewish camps and synagogues is/ becomes Jewish music. CONCEPTUAL FRAME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC CONTEXT : Music by Jews or music in Jewish social/religious For example: Music by (Jewish composers) such as Debbie UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

Bereishiyt bara elohiym et hashamayim v'et ha'aretz 11 UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

Bereishiyt bara elohiym et hashamayim v'et ha'aretz 12 UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

Bereishiyt bara elohiym et hashamayim v'et ha'aretz 13 UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

Bereishiyt bara elohiym et hashamayim v'et ha'aretz 14 UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

15 Music that has been carefully crafted, using advanced musical techniques and concepts. WHAT IS ART MUSIC? UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

16 LEONARD BERNSTEIN "A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers." • Born August 25, 1918, Lawrence, Massachusetts • Died October 14, 1990, N.Y. UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

Barukh atah adonai eloheynu melech ha'olam. Asher bachar binvi’im tovim. 17 V'ratza b'divrayhem hane'emarim be'emet. Barukh atah adonai. Ha'bochair ba'torah uv'moshe avdo. Uv'yisrael amo. U'vinvi’ay ha'emet va'tzedek. UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

18 BERNSTEIN SYMPONY NO. 1 ME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

19 YIDDISH THEATER‘DEFINING’ MUSIC UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

20 YIDDISH THEATER, B EI M IR BISTU SHE I N ME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

21 THE ANDREWS SISTERS SINGING B EI MIR BISTU SHE I N UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

22 OFER BEN AMOTS An interweaving of folk elements with contemporary textures creates the dynamic tension that permeates and defines Ben-Amots' musical language. • Born 1955, Haifa • Currently teaches music composition and theory, Colorado College, Colorado Springs UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

23 OFER BEN AMOTS ME FOR ‘DEFINING’ MUSIC UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

24 “Jewish music is a reflection of individual and/or collective Jewish experience in a particular historical moment.” OFER BEN AMOTS UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 25 Stories of Music is brought to you by

26 UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 For centuries, Jews have come to America from all parts of the globe, bringing with them the mu- sical and cultural heritages of their countries of birth. Then things changed. How has the American experience shaped Jewish life and culture in America? Understanding the evolving nature of Jewish Music helps shed light (and sound) on that question. Learn more at: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/resources/lowell-milken-fund-for-american-jewish-music/

UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 27 With more than 600 works by 200 composers, the Milken Archive of Jewish Music is one of the largest collections of music and historical materials devoted to exploring the American Jewish experience. Learn more at: www.milkenarchive.org

28 This lesson was created by: Rabbi Barry Lutz , M.Ed, Curriculum Consultant Mark Kligman , PhD, Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music, Chair, Department of Ethnomusicology, Director of Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Jeff Janeczko , Curator and COO, Milken Archive UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101

UNIT 1: JEWISH MUSIC 101 29 With additional thanks to our partners at