Hosha'na Rabbah in Casale Monferrato 1732.
Works from the 18th century repertory of the communities of Amsterdam: cantatas and choral works; and Casale Monferrato: A Musical Ceremony for Hosha'na Rabbah, from 1732.
A critical edition of a musical ceremony for the festival of Hosha'ana Rabbah from the Italian Jewish community of Casale Monferato (1732), found in Ms. Ginzburg 807[1] at the Lenin State Library in Moscow. Score for 5-6 voices, strings and oboes. Includes liturgical texts and the cantata "Dove in the Clefts of the Rock". The score is preceded by a historical introduction and a facsimile edition of the original Hebrew libretto.
Soft cover. Orchestral parts available on rental.
Contents:
1. The wedding / G. Fitelberg.
2. Canzonetta: Grandmother’s tales / Jacob Weinberg.
3. Hebrew dance, op. 68 / Boris Levenson.
4. The Maypole / Jacob Weinberg.
Information from www.worldcat.org: "3 partbooks. Original in Biblioteka Jagiellonska (Pl Kj) ; formerly in the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz (D B). On reel with Mus Ms Krakow 40583."
Dissertation. The three studied composers are: Moses-Mikhail Milner, Lazar Weiner and Ami Maayani.