Shirei Zimrah – Schire Simroh – SCHIRE SIMROH REZITATIVE MIT UND OHNE BEGLEITUNG FOR DEN ISRAELITISCHEN GOTTESDIENST KOMPONIERT VON M. BIRNBAUM EHEM. OBERKANTOR IN HALBERSTADT UND WIESBADEN ERSTER TEIL: FREITAG ABEND UND SABBAT-MORGEN 0 – “Recitatives with and without accompaniment for the Israelite (Jewish) service, composed by M. Birnbaum, former chief cantor in Halberstadt and Wiesbaden. Part I: Friday evening and Sabbath morning”. Berlin, 1931 – First edition. Rare.
A booklet of musical notation for Sabbath songs and prayer melodies – Kabbalat Shabbat, Arvit, Shacharit, and Musaf for Shabbat. A portrait of the composer appears on the page following the title page. From M. Birnbaum’s introduction: “The purpose of my present book is to bridge the gap between East and West, to join and unite the two styles of Western and Eastern song into one unified chant that will be pleasing to every listener, and to make it appealing to the spirit and taste of every music lover – whether a Jew of the East or of the West.”
48 pages. 34 cm. Spine reinforced with adhesive tape. Minor tears to spine. Good – moderate condition.
