[Jewish liturgical music for the Shalosh Regalim and other sacred occasions / compiled by Maier Levi of Esslingen, Germany].

Format:

Manuscript

Musical score

Contributor:

Gratz-Mandell Jewish Music Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Levi, Maier, 1813-1874, compiler.

Mandell, Eric, 1902-1988, former owner.

Gratz College (Philadelphia, Pa.), donor.

Language:

German

Hebrew

Italian

Subjects (All):

Synagogue music--Pilgrim Festival services.

Synagogue music.

Yom Kippur--Liturgy--Texts--Scores.

Yom Kippur.

Synagogue music--Seliḥot services.

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts--Scores.

Judaism.

Jews--Germany--Music--Texts--Scores.

Jews.

Jewish chants--Scores.

Jewish chants.

Ashkenazim--Scores.

Ashkenazim.

Cantors (Judaism)--Germany--Esslingen am Neckar--19th century--Scores.

Cantors (Judaism).

Genre:

Synagogue music.

Chants.

Vocal scores.

Penn Provenance:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Gratz College, 2023.

Physical Description:

1 ms. score (2 blank pages preceding musical texts, 11 blank pages at end of volume, 24 pages of notated music)

Production:

[Esslingen, Germany?] [1850-1870?]

Other Title:

Shalosh regalin

Language Note:

Hebrew liturgical text in Hebrew script; German instructions indicating congregational musical and textual participation alongside the spiritual leader's entry; Italian performance and musical directions.

Summary:

The volume contains mostly handwritten Jewish liturgical music for the Pilgrim Festivals, along with additional pieces used at various points in the liturgical year. Much of the music is untitled. Many sections include performance instructions, though several are difficult to read or interpret. These notes indicate changes in vocal forces, such as entries by the Gemeinde or other groups, and some directions are written in Italian. Several leaves include pasted excerpts from printed mahzorim that supply the liturgical texts for the musical settings. These excerpts contain passages for Hoshaʿnot, the Kaddish, and portions of Musaf for Shemini ʿAtseret, Sukkot, Pesaḥ, and Yom Kippur, as well as the festival prayers for Geshem and Tal. Additional materials include Sabbath melodies and musical settings of Selichot texts. Overall, the manuscript appears to be a practical working collection for a cantor or choir leader, combining handwritten notation, performance cues, and printed liturgical excerpts for use in festival and penitential services.

Notes:

Title devised by cataloger.

Annotation: "Levi, Esslingen? Shalosh Regalim." (ms. pencil on recto upper endpaper).

Local Notes:

Bound in brown leather.

Cited in:

Goldberg, Geoffrey. Between tradition and modernity

OCLC:

1535444332