Wedding music book, Wedding music by(?) Max Gangursky

Format:

Manuscript

Musical score

Contributor:

Gratz-Mandell Jewish Music Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gangursky, Max, conductor, compiler, composer.

Sulzer, Salomon, 1804-1890.

Orloff, Louise, former owner.

Mandell, Eric, 1902-1988, former owner.

Gratz College (Philadelphia, Pa.), donor.

Language:

English

Hebrew

Italian

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts--Scores.

Judaism.

Jews--Music--Texts--Scores.

Jews.

Synagogue music--Scores.

Synagogue music.

Choral music--Scores.

Choral music.

Sacred vocal music--Scores.

Sacred vocal music.

Genre:

Manuscripts.

Notated music.

Sacred music.

Scores.

Synagogue music.

Penn Provenance:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Gratz College, 2023.

Physical Description:

3 parts in 1 (approximately 27 unnumbered pages, 25 unnumbered pages, 65 unnumbered pages, 2 blank pages)

Place of Publication:

[Los Angeles], [1920-1941?]

Language Note:

Hebrew liturgical texts and titles in Hebrew script and romanized transliteration; a few titles in English. Tempo indications chiefly in Italian; performance instructions in English; includes the French musical term "Septime" (page 93).

Contents:

[Part 1]. Boruch habo [Barukh ha-ba]

Mi adir

Orchestra, Mibon siach [Mi-ben sʹiạh], N.2(?)

Coro, Mibon siach Mi-ben sʹiạh]

M'hero No. 3 [Meherah] - Overture Halleuyoh [Haleluyah]

Boruch abo [Barukh ha-ba] - Mibon siach [Mi-ben sʹiạh]

Lomir [Lemor]; Part 2. Mah ṭovu

Mozia sirim [Motsi asirim]

[page 66]

[Part 2]. Kadesh (Responsin Bernshtein)

Borchu [Barkhu]

Kadosh

Michomocho [Mi khamokha]

Havas olom [Havat ʻolam]

L'chododi [Lekha dodi]

May the words

Mimkemocho [Mi mẹkomekha] by M. Gangursky

Yimloch [Yimlokh]

Arvis leshabos [ʻArvit le-Shabat] / Siulzer

Flo sesoru ̣[Ve-lo taturu]

Yigdal

Hashkivenu

Sefiro [Sefirah]

Ribonoj shel olom [Ribono shel ʼolam]

Notes:

Title from cover.

Annotation: "Louise Orloff, 1036 S. Hamlin Ave." (page 37); "Max Gangursky, choir director"; "Gangursḳi [in Hebrew script, [2 phone numbers] , Gangursky (in ms. penci on lower endpaper).

Manuscript contains French musical annotations, including Be-ac-septable, Septable, Septime, Octave, None, and Décime, which appear to refer to musical intervals or harmonic relationships (see unnumbered pages approximately 89-26).

Local Notes:

Bound in black leather; boards covered with sheet music pasted onto blue paper over black boards, with some boards covered only with sheet music over black boards.

Related Work:

Sulzer, Salomon, 1804-1890. Arvis leshabos.

OCLC:

1535444687