Jewish music and musicians in Britain

City Lit

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    London

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    Different dates available

This course will explore the wealth of musical styles, secular and sacred, produced by successive waves of Jewish immigrants to Britain, from the time of Henry VIII. We will look at music based on ancient traditions and music that reflects the varied experience of the Jewish Diasporas, as well as the rich repertoires of art music composed by British Jewish composers and performers from the 17th to the 21st centuries. Tutor: Dr Malcolm Miller [external website].

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Understand the role and evolution of Jewish music, and the interaction of sacred and secular styles and genres- Appreciate the interface between Jewish music and musicians with British culture and society from the 17th-21st centuries, particularly during WWII.- Reflect critically on issues of multi-culturalism and stylistic hybridity in Anglo-Jewish music, and the use of traditional musical elements.- Analyse some major works by significant composers in the field of Jewish music.

You will need to bring a pen/pencil and a folder to keep your notes and handouts organised. You may also wish to purchase some of the music books or recordings discussed in class to further your knowledge during or after the course.

Sessions will comprise combinations of lecture, question-and-answer, quizzes, guided listening, video and manuscript study. You may wish to do extra reading outside class and there will be an informal quiz at the end of the course. There will also be Youtube playlists for this course if you wish to do extra listening.

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Subjects

  • Musical
  • Music
  • Art

Course programme

- The history of Jewish sacred music and secular music in Britain since Henry VIII to the present-day, from Sephardi and Ashkenazi liturgical traditions of the 17th -18th centuries, including Leoni, through to 19th cantor composers such as De Sola, Mombach, Saqui to the 20th -21st centuries repertoire by composers such as Allmann and Malcolm Singer.

- The rich repertoire of Jewish secular and sacred art music and the contribution of Jewish composers, singers and performers prominent in musical life from court musicians to Henry VIII to the modern era including the great cellist Cervetto, the tenor John Braham, Isaac Nathan, composer to Byron’s Hebrew Melodies, and 19th century figures such as Sir Julius Benedict, Frederic Cowen and others. We explore art music by Jewish composers in 20th-21st century by émigré composers such as Goldschmidt, Reizenstein and Gal, and more recent composers such as Goehr, Saxton, Singer, Lipkin and Horovitz

- The revival of Klezmer and Ladino styles.

Additional information


Please refer to our summer-school brochure for courses in July, or contact for advice.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
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