Guide to the Papers of Abraham Moshe Bernstein (1866-1932)
1878-1937
RG 36
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Descriptive Summary | |
| Creator: | Abraham Moshe Bernstein |
|---|---|
| Title: | Papers of Abraham Moshe Bernstein |
| Dates: | 1878-1937 |
| Abstract: | Abraham Moshe Bernstein (1866, Shatzk, Byelorussia – 1932, Vilna, Poland), cantor, choir master, composer of Jewish liturgical and popular music, music teacher, musicologist and writer. Active in the S. Ansky Historical Ethnographic Society in Vilna where he headed its Music Department from the early 1920s until his death in 1932. Collector of Yiddish musical folklore and author of the Muzikalisher pinkes, an anthology of Yiddish folk musical creativity. The papers contain Bernstein’s manuscripts and published works. |
| Languages: | The collection is in Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. |
| Quantity: | 4 linear feet |
| Identification: | RG 36 |
| Repository: | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research |
Biographical Note
Sources and bibliography (abbreviations and full citation) follow the chronology
A.M. Bernstein: Chronology
1866 - Born July 21 (Tishah B’Av) in Shatzk, small town in the province of Minsk, western White Russia. Sixth child of moderately well-to-do parents, (BM, SH). (Other sources give Bernstein’s date of birth as 1865; however, his brother’s article is so detailed and knowledgeable about his early life, and my check on the Hebrew and civil calendars, have convinced me that 1866 is probably the correct date.
1870 - Sent to "kheyder" (elementary religious school) in town. He was so put upon by its autocratic teachers and the clamorous and wailing atmosphere that he became literally ill. (BM).
1871 - Allowed to study in the town "Bet Midrash" where he made remarkable strides. First began to show musical aptitudes in assisting his father, an amateur cantor, during services. (BM, SH).
1875 - Attends Yeshiva in Minsk. (BM).
1876 - Death of Bernstein’s mother to whom he was extremely devoted. Became an enthusiast of the cantor Yisroelke Minsker der Khazn, a “Baal Tefilah” who was known for his sweet hazanut and exemplary diction. Became a member of Yisroelke’s choir but was troubled by the taunts and “vulgar behavior” of his fellow choir members. (BM).
1879 - Enters the famous yeshiva in Mir, Poland. (BM).
1881 - Leaves yeshiva in Mir. Wanders from town to town in Poland. Great dissatisfaction with the prevailing lack of idealism, musicality, style and religious devotion in the hazanut circles he encounters. Extreme economic deprivation. Search for cantor to whom he could be apprenticed with confidence and dedication. (BM).
1884 - Arrives in Kovno, Russia. Befriends Cantor Raphael Yehudah Rabinowitch of the Kovno Khor-Shul with whom he undertakes intensive cantorial studies. Bernstein is convinced that he has found what he has been searching for. Rabinowitch has an enormous influence over him (BARA). Bernstein becomes member of his household. Does extensive reading in Yiddish, Hebrew, German and Russian literature (BM), and is made cantorial assistant and choir master to Rabinowitch (ST). Attends music school in Kovno and works with diligence to acquaint himself with general music history and music theory (LYT). Begins to compose in earnest – finishes songs Am Olam (text by Mordekhai Tzvi Mane) and Zamd un Shtern (text by Shmuel Frug) (BM).
1888 - Becomes cantor at second Khor-shul, Adat Yeshurun in Bialystok (BM, SH).
1889 - Engaged as choir master for Cantor Baruh Leib Rosowsky in Khor-shul, Riga (BARO)
1891 - Engaged as cantor at Vilna Khor-shul, Taharat Hakodesh, 35 Zavalna Street (LNYT, LYT, ST, ZA). (Other sources make the date of this event 1893. But as all other sources agree that his ministry here lasted thirty years and his successor, Eliyahu Zaludkowski, was engaged in 1921 has convinced me that 1891 is correct.)
1893 - Marries Lina Ansell, December 25 in Riga. Six children.
1898 - Publishes in Vilna the song Am Olam (Hebrew) as No. 1 of collection Neginot Yisrael: Liedersammlung aus der Hebraischen Poesie nebst Tonzeichen Zum Gesang mit Klavierbegleitung. Some sources (LYNT, LYT) list 1893 as the publication date of this song, but I have not been able to trace any published copy prior to 1898.
1900 - Publishes in Vilna the songs Al Hareri Tziyon (text by Menahem Mendel Dolitzky) and his subsequently very popular Zamd un Shtern (text by Shmuel Frug) under one cover, the first in Hebrew the second in Yiddish. Some sources list 1893 as publication date (LYNT, LYT), others 1898 (FR). I have found no earlier publication than 1900.
1901 - Publishes children’s song Hisheleg (text by Zalman Shneur) and Shirat Ha’aviv (text by Yavitz) in publication Olam Katan, Vienna, No. 1. (Hebrew).
1903 - Publishes song Hot Rakhmones: nokhn kishinever pogrom (text by Shmuel Frug) in supplement of the publication Der Fraynd, St. Petersburg No. 142, June 28, 1903, pp. 5-6.
1908 - Important notice of Bernstein’s works in St. Petersburg publication Birzhevyie Vedomosti by the music critic Nikolai Feopemptovich Solovyov – “the compositions of A.M. Bernstein deserve close attention because of their religious ecstasy and the beauty of their oriental elements” (LYT).
1912 or 1914 - Publishes in Vilna Avodat Haboreh, Parts I and II, collections of liturgical pieces for cantor solo, cantor and choir by A.M. Bernstein and some of his contemporary cantor-composers. No publication date. The New York Public Library-Jewish Division, in its catalogue, dates these volumes as 1912, all other sources 1914.
1915-1918 - German occupation of Vilna. Bernstein conducts Hazamir Choir and the students’ choir of the professional school “Hilf durkh arbet.” His setting of Y.L. Peretz’s dramatic poem Dos fremde khupe kleyd is performed a few times on local stages. Readies for publication a collection of 150 Hebrew and Yiddish children’s songs and a solfegge manual for children. Sets Shmuel Ansky’s poems Mayn lid and Der shnayderl. Publishes Herzl’s Yortzayt: Troyer lid far a gemishtn khor un klavier (text by M. Shiva), 1917 in supplement to Vilna publication Unzer Osed. Musical director of the Vilna Jewish musical organization Bene Asaf. Receives its first award (BAP).
1919 - Publishes in Vilna the song Tsum hemerl (O hemerl, hemerl klap) (text by Avrohom Reisen) solo voice, with or without choir (Yiddish). Attends first meeting on February 23 of the music section of the S. Ansky Vilna Jewish Historical-Ethnographical Society. Its organization, goals and activities devised by Bernstein (SHM).
1920 - On December 8, participates in a “troyer ovnt tzu shloshim nokhn toyt fun Shloyme Anski. (Memorial evening for S. Anski). Choir under Bernstein’s direction performs his settings of Ansky’s poems Mayn lid, Der shnayderl and Lazare Saminsky’s setting of Ansky’s Di nakht.
1921-1926 - Resigns his post as cantor of Taharat Hakodesh. Bitter disagreements with “gabaim” (synagogal managerial heads) because of their petty bickering and musical insensitivity. Congregation as a whole and Vilna community remain devoted to him. A period of sharp disappointment and hardship for Bernstein. Teaches music in Vilna Hebrew schools and such secular institutions as Mefitze Haskalah where he structures special musical curricula. Organizes male choir at Vilna Teachers Seminary. Writes musical criticism and articles for various publications. Composes children’s operetta Snow White (text in Hebrew).
1927 - Publishes in Vilna Muzikalisher pinkes a collection of religious folk songs mainly of Hassidic origin. Considered Bernstein’s best scholarly work. Published under auspices of the Jewish Historical-Ethnographical Society. Translates Kohelet (Eccliastes) into Yiddish. Tzum hemerl reprinted by Metro Music Co., New York.
1931 - Translates Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs) into Yiddish. Publishes Vol. III of Avodat Haborah – cantor, choir and cantor solo, Vilna.
1932 - Dies June 16 in Vilna.
1934 - A.M. Bernstein’s Av Harahamim Shokhen Meromim published in Di khazonim velt, Warsaw, 1 May 1934 supplement.
1935 - A.M. Bernstein’s Tziyona for four part mixed choir (text by Hikiel Zunsky) published in Di khazonim velt, Warsaw, 11 April, 1935, pp. 20.
1937 - Tsum hemerl published by White-Smith Music Publishers Co., New York, in an arrangement by Boris Levenson for four part choir. Yiddish and English text.
1958 - Muzikalisher pinkes republished by The Cantor’s Assembly of America.
Sources and Bibliography
BAP - Bernstein, A.M. “Di Muzik in Vilne far der tsayt fun di okyupatsie” (Music in Vilna During the Time of the Occupation) in Pinkes far der geshikhte fun Vilne in di yorn fun milkhome un okyupatsie, Vilna, 1922, pp. 683-688. (Yiddish).
BARA - Bernstein, A.M. “Yidishe shul muzik un R.Y. Rabinovitsh” (Jewish Synagogue Music and R.Y. Rabinowitch), Di khazonim-velt, Warsaw. 7 (May, 1934) pp. 4-8. (Yiddish).
BARO - Bernstein, A.M. “Vi azoy ikh bin gevorn dirigent bay Rosovsky” (How I Became Rosowsky’s Choir Master), Di khazonim-velt, Warsaw. 10 (August, 1934) pp. 9. (Yiddish).
BM - Bernstein, Maier. “A.M. Bernshtayn: Zikhroynes iber mayn bruder” (A.M. Bernstein: Remembrances of My Brother). Di khazonim-velt, Warsaw. 9 (July, 1934) pp. 15-17. (Yiddish).
FR - “Fule reshime fun A.M. Bernshtayns kompozitsies” (Complete List of the Musical Works of A.M. Bernstein). Di khazonim-velt, Warsaw, 7 (May, 1934) pp. 8-10. (Yiddish).
LNYT - Lexikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur. (Lexicon of the New Jewish Literature). New York, 1956. Vol. I, pp. 403-405. (Yiddish).
LYT - Lexikon fun der yidisher literatur (Lexicon of the Jewish Literature), Vilna, 1926. Vol. I, pp. 367-369. (Yiddish).
SH - Sherman, Pinkhos. “A.M. Bernshtayn: tsu zayn tsveytn yortzayt” (A.M. Bernstein: On the Second Anniversary of His Death). Di khazonim-velt. Warsaw. 7 (May, 1934) pp. 1-3. (Yiddish).
SHM - Shalit, Moshe. “Preface to A.M. Bernstein’s Muzikalisher pinkes” Vol. I, Vilna. 1927, n.p. (Yiddish).
ST - Stolnitz, Nathan. Negine in yidishn lebn, (Music in Jewish Life), Toronto, Canada, 1957. See “Negine in lite” (Music in Lithuania) pp. 17-19; “Vilner khor shul Taharat Hakodesh” (The Vilna Choir Synagogue Taharat Hakodesh) pp. 20-21; “Avraham Moshe Bernshtayn” (A.M. Bernstein), pp. 22-24; passim. pp. 25, 30. (Yiddish).
ZA - Zaludkowski, Eliyahu. Kultur-treger fun der yidisher liturgye. (Culture Bearers of the Jewish Liturgy). Detroit, Mich., 1930. pp. 255-256, 292. (Yiddish).
Return to the Top of PageScope and Content Note
The collection relates to Bernstein's career and consists of the following:
Printed musical works by Bernstein. Musical manuscripts by Bernstein. Liturgical works: Friday evening prayer service; Sabbath morning service; High Holiday prayers; Psalms; zemirot; secular works; children's songs, 12 notebooks. Ethnomusicological works and transcriptions. Arrangements by Bernstein. Works attributed to Bernstein.
Manuscripts of articles and essays by Bernstein relating to Gershon Sirota, Solomon Salzer, Abraham Baer Birnbaum. Partial Yiddish translation of Ecclesiastes. Choral volumes and individuals' part books in manuscript, used by A.M. Bernstein and his choir at Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, Vilna. Printed music by others: Samuel Alman, Mattiah Bensman, Eduard Birnbaum, D. Deutscher, Aron Friedman, Sh. Greentsayg, Erno Hoffman, Louis Lewandowski, Arno Nadel, David Nowakowski, Aron Merko Rothmuller, Nakhum Sternheim, Joshua Samuel Weisser, Eliakum Zunser. Musical manuscripts by others.
A collection of Jewish folk songs and tunes which was gathered by Bernstein as part of the project directed by him for the S. Ansky Historical-Ethnographic Society in 1926. Many of the collected songs were published in the anthology Muzikalisher pinkes (Musical Record), Vilna 1927 (reprinted in the U.S. by the Cantor’s Association in 1958). A significant part of the 1926 collection has not been published hitherto.
Manuscript of A.M. Bernstein's autobiography, Gilgalim. Obituaries of Bernstein. Photographs of famous cantors. Family photographs of the Bernstein and Punski families.
The music and folklore materials in the A.M. Bernstein papers derive largely from Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus, which were the territories that made up the Jewish pale of settlement in the Russian empire. Additionally, there are items sent from Breslau, Boston, and New York, as well as Sephardic tunes from Palestine.
The A.M. Bernstein Papers were deposited at YIVO in Vilna in 1937. Looted by the Einsatzstab Rosenberg and sent to Germany in 1942 or 1943, these papers were recovered by the YIVO in New York in 1947. Some biographical materials including Bernstein’s autobiography (see Supplement C, f.29/4516) were added to the collection by the Punski family from Brussels in 1974.
The bulk of the collection was cataloged by Albert Weisser in 1969. Addendum materials were described by Chana Mlotek in 1984.
The collection is paginated (except for the Addenda). Entries in this catalog are identified by folder and page number.
A full version of the finding aid can be found at http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1384704
Return to the Top of PageArrangement
- Series I: Printed musical works by Bernstein, undated, 1898-1900, 1912-1919, 1931
- Series II: Printed material about Bernstein, 1933
- Series III: Musical manuscripts by Bernstein – completed works, undated, 1914
- Series IV: Works possibly by Bernstein, undated
- Series V: Fragments, stray pages, unidentified works, undated
- Series VI: Literary works by Bernstein in manuscript, 1927
- Series VII: Documents relating to Bernstein, 1924-1928
- Series VIII: Choral volumes and Part Books in manuscript used by Bernstein and his Choir at the Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, Vilna, undated
- Series IX: Printed music not by Bernstein found in collection: fragments, unidentified pieces, scraps, undated, 1878-1887, 1902-1936
- Series X: Musical manuscripts not by Bernstein found in collection, undated, 1878, 1912-1927
- Subseries 1: Fragments from Part Books, undated, 1878, 1912-1927
- Subseries 2: Fragments, scraps and unidentified pieces, undated
- Series XI: Supplements A – B: Miscellaneous compositions, undated
- Subseries 1: Supplement A, undated
- Subseries 2: Supplement B, undated
- Series XII: Supplements C- D: biographical materials, undated, 1937
- Subseries 1: Supplement C, undated, 1937
- Subseries 2: Supplement D, undated
- Series XIII: ADDENDA: Folk music collection from the S. Ansky Society, 1926-1927
Restrictions
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Return to the Top of PagePreferred Citation
Published citations should take the following
form:
Identification of item; date (if known); Papers of Abraham Moshe Bernstein;
RG 36; folder number; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Acquisition Information
Records were recieved from YIVO, Vilna in 1947. Later additions were contributed by the Punski family in 1974.
Return to the Top of PageProcessing Information
Processed by Albert Weisser, 1969. Chana Mlotek processed the addenda in 1984 as part of the Max and Frieda Weinstein Music Project. Processing completed and encoded by Shayna Goodman in 2011.
Return to the Top of PageAccess Points
Individuals:
- An-Ski, S., 1863-1920
- Bernstein, Abraham Moshe, 1865-1932
Organizations:
- YIVO Archives
Subjects:
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Jews Music
- Music by Jewish composers
- Nigunim
- Theater, Yiddish
Places:
- Poland
- Russia
Document Types:
- clippings (information artifacts)
- sheet music
Container List
Series I: Printed Musical Works by Bernstein, undated, 1898-1900, 1912-1919, 1931. | |||
Scope and Content:FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH FOLDER PLEASE VIEW THE ORIGINAL FINDING AID. http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1384704 | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 1 | 1 | Am Olam | |
Song for voice and piano, 3p [Text by Mordekhai Tzvi Mane]. Hebrew. No. 1 of a projected series to be called Neginot Yisrael: Liedersammlung aus der Hebraischen Poesie. A.G. Syrkin, Vilna, 1898, 6 copies. | |||
| 2 | 13 | Al Hareri Tziyon | |
Song for voice and piano with or without chorus. 2pp. [Text by Menakhem Mendl Dalitzky]. Hebrew. Y. Pirozhnikoff, Vilna, 1900. | |||
| 2 | 15 | Zamd un Shtern | |
Song for voice and piano, 4pp. [Text by Shmuel Frug]. Yiddish, Nos. 2 and 3 of the projected series Negino Yisrael. 1 copy. [Above two titles published together] | |||
| 3 | 20 | Descriptive leaflets meant to advertise Avodat Haborah, Parts 1 and 11 | |
Two collections of synagogue pieces for cantor solo, cantor and choir, by A.M. Bernstein and some of his contemporary cantor composers. Edited by A.M. Bernstein. Sz Ryndzinsky, circa 1912 or 1914? 4 copies. | |||
| 4 | 24 | Sefer Moreh Teve Hazimrah Part I, 2 sections | |
Solfegge manual of 90 diatonic gradated musical exercises meant for use by children and young people. Contains songs with Hebrew texts to illustrate solfegge problems. 15pp.; Lithographed by Eisenshtat, Vilna, no date, possibly 1915-1918? 23 complete copies, 1 incomplete. | |||
| 5 | 724 | Tsum Hemerl [O hemerl, hemerl klap] | |
Song for voice and piano with or without chorus. [Text by Avrohom Reisen]. 2pp. Slatkin, Vilna, 1919, 5 copies. | |||
| 6 | 736 | Avodat Haborah Part III | |
Collection of synagogue compositions for cantor and choir, composed by A.M Bernstein and David Novakovsky, 16 pp. | |||
| 7 | 832 | Descriptive leaflets meant to advertise Avodat Hoboreh Part III | |
See above. 1 pp.; Kreines, Kowalsky, Vilna, 1931, 4 copies. | |||
Series II: Printed Material about Bernstein, 1933. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 8 | 836 | The First Anniversary of the death of A.M. Bernstein | |
Unsigned article in Yiddish found in folder 6 between pages 743-744; Vilner Tog, No. 6, 1933. | |||
Series III: Musical Manuscripts by Bernstein-Completed Work, undated, 1914. | |||
Scope and Content:FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH FOLDER PLEASE VIEW THE ORIGINAL FINDING AID. http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1384704 | |||
Subseries 1: Sacred, undated, 1914. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 9 | 837 | Avodat Haboreh: Asifah Minginot Shire Tefilah | |
A collection of synagogue pieces, by A.M. Bernstein, composed for cantor and choir, for Kabalat Shabbat and Shaharit Leshabbat, handwritten by Bernstein. Some published in other places. 155 pp. 1 copy. | |||
| 10 | 952 | Avodat Haboreh | |
Six notebooks in Bernstein’s hand, Synagogue pieces in six notebooks composed for cantor and choir, sometimes duplicating works in folder 9 above. Vilna, 1914, 1 copy. For High Holidays, Kabalat Shabbat, Tefilat Arvit Leshabbat, Psalms, Musaf Leshabbat, and Shaharit Leshabbat. | |||
| 11 | 1052 | Avodat Haboreh | |
Ten pieces extracted from Notebook II above [Kabalat Shabbat]. For cantor and choir. 7 pp. | |||
| 12 | 1059 | Avodat Haborah | |
Three liturgical works for the High Holidays extracted from Notebook I above [High Holidays]. Composed for cantor and choir. 12 pp. | |||
| 13 | 1071 | Sammlung Synagogaler Gesange [150 Stucke] | |
One Hundred and fifty pieces of Religious Hasidic folksongs collected and transcribed by Bernstein. Handwritten by Bernstein. Solo voice. Bound copy. 106 pp. | |||
| 14 | 1177 | Untitled Bound Volume | |
Collection of synagogue works for cantor and choir copied out in score form by Bernstein. Volume contains four pieces of liturgical music composed by Bernstein and works by A.S. Erstler, Solomon Sulzer and others. 310 pp. | |||
Subseries 2: Secular, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 15 | 1487 | Hashevua | |
Song for four part mixed choir and piano acc. Hebrew [Text: Yaffe-Silman] 2 pp., 2 complete, 1 incomplete copy. | |||
| 15 | 1491 | Heys un kalt | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish [Text: Shimen Frug] 3 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 15 | 1494 | Herzel’s yortsayt | |
Song for four part mixed chorus, a capella. Yiddish. [Text: M. Shiva] 1 pp., 2 copies | |||
| 15 | 1496 | In keyver: balade | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish. [Text: Y.L. Peretz] 3 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 15 | 1499 | Kagda Znala By Ty Rodnaya | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Russian. [Text: V. Velyichko] 3 pp., 1 copy Music possibly by A. Berushu. Arranged by AMB. | |||
| 16 | 1502 | Malpelakh | |
Song for voice – no account. Yiddish. [Text: A Ravin] 1 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 16 | 1503 | Nes Tziyona | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Hebrew. [Text: Saul Tchernikhowsky] 1 pp., 2 versions. 2 copies [on second copy – verso: Part of Hashevua. See 15/1487-1490 above] | |||
| 16 | 1505 | Numah Ferah: Shir Eresh | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Hebrew. [Text: A. Lipshutz] 3 pp. 3 copies [on second copy – verso: Franz Schubert’s song “The Organ Grinder”.] | |||
| 16 | 1515 | O ir kleyne likhtelekh | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish. [Text: Moris Rosenfeld] 2 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 16 | 1517 | Two works under one cover | |
1. [Po] A1 Sefat Hayarden.
Cantata for voice and piano acc.
Hebrew.
[Text: From the Book of Ruth. Jacobson-Rust]
6 pp. 1 copy
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| 16 | 1524A | Two works under one cover | |
- Shirat Setav.
Song for voice, no piano acc.
Hebrew. 3 pp. 2 copies.
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| 16 | 1525 | Vi Lang oy got | |
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish 5 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 17 | 1530 | Untitled Collection I | |
Various works for solo and four-part mixed chorus under one cover. Including Yiddish folksongs, and a work in Hebrew. | |||
| 17 | 1535A | Untitled Collection IA | |
Various secular works in Yiddish and Hebrew: songs for solo voice and piano. | |||
| 17 | 1536 | Untitled Collection III | |
Various works for solo voice and 4 part chorus. In Yiddish and Hebrew including Purim songs and the Hatikvah | |||
| 17 | 1545 | Untitled Collection IIIA | |
Various works in Yiddish and Hebrew for solo, mixed chorus and a capella | |||
| 17 | 1548 | Untitled Collection IIIB | |
Twelve works for 2, 3 and 4 part chorus, no piano acc. 28 pp., 1 copy. Modern Hebrew. | |||
| 17 | 1549 | Untitled Collection IV | |
Four Yiddish folk songs under one cover for mixed chorus and piano | |||
| 17 | 1552A | Untitled Collection V | |
Thirty-seven songs under one cover for solo voice and 3 or 4 part chorus. Hebrew and Yiddish. | |||
Subseries 3: Children's Songs (Kinder Lider), undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 17 | 1553 | Notebook I | |
16 pp., 1 copy. Yiddish songs for solo and two voices | |||
| 17 | 1569 | Notebook II | |
24 pp., 1 copy. Yiddish and Hebrew songs for solo and two to three voices | |||
| 17 | 1593 | Notebook III | |
5 pp., 1 copy. Hebrew songs for four voices, Hanukah songs | |||
| 17 | 1598 | Notebook IV | |
16 pp., 1 copy. Songs in Hebrew with text by Zalman Shneur, H.N. Bialik, Epstein and David Frishman, includes Tomar Eheye Rav, melody based on Yiddish folk song | |||
| 17 | 1614 | Notebook V | |
22 pp., 1 copy. Songs in Yiddish and Hebrew for one and two voices | |||
| 17 | 1636 | Notebook VI | |
Shalgiah, operetta for children in Hebrew and Yiddish. 8 pp. 1 copy. | |||
| 17 | 1644 | Notebook VII | |
Hebrew songs for solo voices, includes songs based on Yiddish and Russian folksongs | |||
| 17 | 1692 | Notebook VIII | |
19 pp., 1 copy. Hebrew songs for solo voices, includes melodies based on German folksongs | |||
| 17 | 1711 | Notebook IX | |
Collection of songs in Yiddish using material from Sefer Moreh Teve Hazimrah, uknown author, possibly Bernstein | |||
| 17 | 1730 | Notebook X | |
Di fir kashes. Yiddish [Text: Haggadah]. Solo voice, transcribed by AMB. No piano acc. 3 pp. 1 copy. | |||
| 17 | 1733 | Notebook XI | |
Four works in Yiddish for 2 voices, no acc. No indications as to authorship. Very possibly by Bernstein. 8 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 17 | 1740A | Notebook XII | |
Collection of songs in Hebrew for Solo voice, no piano acc. Authorship of texts unidentified, possibly Bernstein. 18 pp., 1 copy. | |||
Subseries 4: Partially finished works in progress, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 18 | 1741 | Shoshanat Yaakov | |
Song for two part choir and piano acc. [Some voice parts unfinished] Hebrew [Text: Liturgy] 4 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1745 | Mah Gadlu Ma’asekhah | |
Work for voice and piano acc. [pencil sketch]. Hebrew [Text: Liturgy] 3 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1747 | Fragment from a Purim Play [In recitative form] | |
Solo and chorus. No piano acc. Yiddish and German. 10 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1748 | Untitled Collection V A | |
Series of solo recitatives, Hebrew. [Text: Liturgy] 13 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1761 | Untitled Collection VI | |
Series of unfinished choral responses for the Sabbath. Other liturgical transcriptions. [unfinished]. 19 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1780 | Untitled Collection VII | |
Variety of pieces – songs and piano accompaniments to songs found in other places, in Yiddish and Hebrew. 71 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1849 | Untitled Collection VIII | |
Variety of incomplete works and sketches in Yiddish. 27 pp., one copy | |||
| 18 | 1876 | Untitled Collection IX | |
Contains partially finished works and sketches. 78 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 1955 | Untitled Collection X | |
Six works for two part chorus in Yiddish [unfinished except for final editing] 18 pp. 1 copy. | |||
| 18 | 1973 | Untitled Collection XI, XII, XIII | |
Three small pocket notebooks containing mostly children’s songs in Yiddish. 2 voices. 39 pp.; 86 pp.; 39 pp. | |||
| 18 | 2131 | Untitled Collection XIV | |
Unfinished piano accompaniment to songs, piano pieces and songs. 54 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 18 | 2185 | Untitled Collection XV | |
Cantorial Recitatives and liturgical pieces, sketches. Unfinished 34 pp. Includes pieces composed by Mozart set to Hebrew liturgical text by AMB | |||
| 18 | 2219 | Untitled Collection XVI | |
Fragmentary works for chorus. 12 pp., 1 copy | |||
Subseries 5: Ethnomusicological Works and Transcripts, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 19 | 2231 | Muzikalisher pinkes | |
Manuscript of pp. 66-81 of finally published work. Exact replica. In AMB’s hand. | |||
| 19 | 2247 | Sammlung Synagogalen Gesange | |
Manuscript notebook of 206 pieces of liturgical works and folksongs of Eastern European Jews collected and transcribed by AMB. Related to 13/1071-1176 above which was a selection from this manuscript. Contains also some secular material not published by AM Bernestein in the Pinkes. | |||
| 19 | 2434 | Zemirot Shel Hasidim | |
A collection of 100 wordless songs primarily of Hasidic sources. Transcribed and collected by many hands. Volume edited by AMB with annotations in Yiddish. All solo voice 24 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 19 | 2435 | Workbooks I, II, III, IV | |
Contains material later selected for Muzikalisher pinkes. Also material of secular content later organized in Untitled Collection. See above. 75 pp.; 45 pp.; 46 pp. 1 copy. | |||
Subseries 6: Arrangments by A.M. Bernstein, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 20 | 2603 | Di Shvueh | |
[Hymn of the Bund of Poland and Russia]. 4 part mixed chorus. Yiddish. [Text: Shmuel Ansky] 3 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 20 | 2606 | Du-Du [Yiddish Folk Song] | |
Transcribed and arr. by AMB from oral sources. One voice. 2 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 20 | 2607A | Hatikvah [E Minor] | |
Arranged AMB for 4 part chorus. 1 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 20 | 2608 | Ki Lo Naeh A and B | |
(a) No. 132 of Musikalisher Pinkes.
Arr. for voice and piano. AMB. 1 pp., 1 copy.
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| 20 | 2611 | Muzikalisher pinkes | |
Six pieces from published version of Muzikalisher Pinkes. Arr. by AMB for 4 part chorus. 11 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 20 | 2622 | Kiru Levavkhem | |
Tenor aria “If With All Your Hearts” from Mendelssohn’s Oratorio “Elijah”. Hebrew words adapted by AM Bernstein. 16 pp., 1 copy. | |||
Series IV: Works Possibly by Bernstein, undated. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 21 | 2638 | Bikhnaf Eretz Tzafon | |
Song for voice and piano. Hebrew, no composer indicated. In AM Bernstein’s hand. 3 pp., 3 copies | |||
| 21 | 2644 | Di naye neshome | |
Song for solo voice. Yiddish. No composer indicated. Not listed in FR. Not in AM Bernstein's hand. 1 pp., 2 copies. | |||
| 21 | 2646 | Di shefele | |
Song for solo. Chorus and piano. No composer indicated. Not listed in FR. In AMB’s hand. 4 pp., 1 copy | |||
| 21 | 2650 | Hatikvah | |
Arrangement for piano [solo or acc.] No composer indicated. Not found in FR. Not in AMB's hand. 2 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 21 | 2654 | Kinah Al Mavet Rashi | |
Song for voice and piano. Hebrew. No composer indicated. Not found in FR. In AMB’s hand. 2 pp., 2 copies. | |||
| 21 | 2657 | Lealmah Ivriah | |
Song for voice and piano. Hebrew. No composer indicated. Not found in FR. In AMB’s hand. 1 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 21 | 2658 | Nodu Lamyalelet | |
Song for voice and piano. Hebrew. No composer indicated. Not found in FR. Not in AMB’s hand. 2 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 21 | 2660 | Ribono Shel Olam | |
Adon Olam. Mimkomkha. Unfinished Recitatives for voice and piano. Hebrew. [Text: Liturgy]. No composer indicated. Not found in FR. In AMB’s hand. 19 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 21 | 2680 | Vehi Sheamdah | |
Song for solo voice. Hebrew. [Text: Haggadah]. No composer indicated. Not found in FR. Not in AMB’s hand. 1 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 21 | 2681 | Shir Eresh, Alizim Verikudim | |
No composer indicated. Not found in FR. Not in AMB's hand. 2 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 21 | 2683 | Untitled Collection XVII | |
Songs for solo voice. No composer indicated. In Yiddish. Not found in FR. I AMB's hand. Material not found in any other place among AMB's works. No authorship indicated. 5 pp., 1 copy. | |||
Series V: Fragments, Stray Pages, Unidentified Works, undated. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 22 | 2688 | Fragments | |
Series VI: Literary Works by Bernstein in Manuscript, 1927. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 23 | 2768 | Variety of articles, Reviews, and belle-lettres | |
by AM Bernstein in empty sheets of galley proofs of Muzikalisher pinkes. circa 1927. Some pieces still unidentified. 33 pp., 1 copy. | |||
Series VII: Documents Relating to Bernstein, 1924-1928. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 23 | 2801 | Postcard; List | |
- postcard to A.M. Bernstein from H. Solomon. [Warsaw]. February 27, 1928. | |||
Series VIII:Choral Volumes and Part Books in Manuscript used by Bernstein and his Choir at the Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, undated. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 24 | 2803 | Choral Volume [bound] I | |
Thirty-three pieces of liturgical works for cantor and 4 part choir. In A.M. Bernstein’s hand. No composers indicated. [Some pieces have been recognized by me as by Naumbourg and Sulzer. By A.M. Bernstein only his Ahavat Olam and Harakhaman- Lesefirah. (See his Avodat Haboreh Part I) were familiar to me. However, many other pieces in this volume may be his.] 231 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 24 | 2804 | Choral Volume [unbound] II | |
Eleven pieces of liturgical works for cantor and 4 part choir. In A.M. Bernstein’s hand. Most composers not indicated. [I have recognized pieces by Sulzer, Hirsh Weintraub and Josef Goldstein. Of A.M. Bernstein's, I recognized his Shir Hamalot, see Notebook IV, folder 25 above. However other pieces may be by Bernstein.] 81 pp., 1 copy. | |||
| 24 | 2805 | Soprano Part Books I, II, III | |
Books I and II are stamped with the seal of Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, Vilna. They contain pieces of the entire liturgical year. Names of most composters not listed. Works recognized: A.M. Bernstein’s Lekhu Neranena. See Notebook 11, No. 6. Book III contains works by Naumbourg, Poliakov, Sulzer, Lewandowsky, Blumenthal, Weintraub, Halevy, Dunayevsky, Handel, Gottbeter. | |||
| 24 | 2808 | Soprano Part Book IV | |
Five pieces for the High Holidays. Works recognized: Lewandowsky’s Kol Nidre and his Ve’al Yede. Other composers not listed. | |||
| 24 | 2809 | Soprano Part Book V | |
Contains six pieces of secular material, In AM Bernstein’s hand. Hebrew. | |||
| 24 | 2810 | Alto Part Books I, II, III | |
These books contain the stamp of the Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue seal. Pieces for the entire liturgical year. Names of composers not listed. In A.M. Bernstein's hand. | |||
| 24 | 2813 | Alto Part Book V | |
Nine songs of secular material. Perhaps used for concert purposes. In Hebrew and Yiddish. Most composed by A.M. Bernstein and in his handwriting. | |||
| 24 | 2814 | Tenor Part Books I, II | |
Pieces for various times of the liturgical year. Book II contains stamp of the Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, Vilna. Names of composers not given. Includes pieces composed by Hirsh Weintraub, Lewandowsky, Sulzer and AMB’s Hashkivenu. Book II related to Soprano Part Book IV above. | |||
| 24 | 2816 | Tenor Part Book III | |
Six pieces of secular material. Perhaps used for concert purposes. Hebrew and Yiddish. No authors or composers listed. Handwritten. Related to Alto Part Book V above. | |||
| 24 | 2817 | Bass part Books, I, II, III | |
Book I contains stamp of Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, Vilna Seal. Works for various parts of the liturgical year. Name of composers not listed. Contains Bernstein’s Ahavat Olam, Harakhaman-Lesefirah and Hashkivenu. | |||
Series IX: Printed Music not by A.M. Bernstein, undated, 1878-1887, 1902-1936. | |||
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| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 25 | 2820 | A bisl libe un a bisl glik, Tsipke | |
J. Rumshinsky; words by Molly Picon. Voice and piano, Yiddish. Second Avenue Theater. New York City, 1924 4 pp.; 3pp. | |||
| 25 | 2821 | Aforizmi | |
Aron Marko Rothmuller, for harp, Edition Omanut, Zagreb, 1936, 6pp. | |||
| 25 | 2822 | Two pieces | |
- A Purim lid. Melody by A. Goldfaden, arr. by Pesah Lwow.
3 part childrens chorus and piano accompaniament | |||
| 25 | 2823 | Bene Hekhala | |
Hasidic folksong. Words: Isaac Luria. Voice and piano, Hebrew. Ost und West Berlin, 1916, 2pp. Hebrew | |||
| 25 | 2824 | Berumte Melodie “Wahawienu L’scolaum” | |
“Wilnaer Balebessel” arranged by Arno Nadel. Piano solo., 2pp. | |||
| 25 | 2825 | Der alt-nayer hap nit | |
[Lekoved Shteiger’s bafrayung]. Words and music Nakhum Sternheim. Solo Voice, Yiddish. Ign. Jaegera, Lwow [1934?], 3 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2826 | Di grine Yente | |
Samuel Weisser [Joshua S. Weisser]. Words by Morris Rund, voice and piano, Yiddish. J and Y Kammen, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1924, 3 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2827 | Eleven Jewish National Songs | |
Sh. Greentzayg. Voice and piano, Yiddish. Y. Petrushenka, Lublin, 1902, 22 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2828 | Eli, Eli | |
No composer listed, arranged by Joseph Kammen. Voice and piano, Yiddish. S. Schenker, New York, 1911, 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2829 | Es hoybt zikh on mit dir | |
Joseph M. Ruminshinsky, Words by Isidor Lillian. Voice and piano; Yiddish. Trio Press, New York, 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2830 | Feygele mayns | |
Words and music Ludwig Satz, arr. Harry Lubin. Voice and piano, Yiddish. Trio Press, New York, 1925, 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2831 | Ve’al Yede Avadekha [Halokh Veka-Rota] | |
Moritz Henle. Cantor and choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. [fragment only]. 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2832 | In Mayn land | |
Barukh Guttman. Words Nakhum Shternheim. Voice and piano. Yiddish. Snunit, Lwow. 2 pp., 2 copies. | |||
| 25 | 2833 | Kaddish | |
Shmuel Alman. [English version Louis Levi]. Voice and piano. Hebrew [Liturgy] and English. M.L. Callingold, London, 1930, 4 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2834 | Kavkaz | |
Peretz Sandler. Words, Louis Gilrod. Voice and piano. Yiddish. Trio Press, New York, 1924, 3 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2835 | Klange der Juden, Sammlung Judischer Lieder und Gesang-stucke | |
H.N. Golomb. Piano solo. A.G. Syrkin, Vilna, 1887, 10 pp., 2 copies. [one incomplete] | |||
| 25 | 2836 | Lozt di zorgn oyf morgn | |
Peretz Sandler, words Louis Gilrod. Voice and piano, Yiddish. Trio Press, New York, 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2837 | Loynt tsu hobn kinder | |
Alexander Olshanetsky, words Jacob Jacobs. Voice and piano, Yiddish. Trio Press, New York , 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2838 | Maccabee-gimnastisher marsh | |
D. Deutscher, Piano solo. H. Mac., Vilna, 1924, 3 pp., 6 copies | |||
| 25 | 2839 | Mah Nomar Lefanekha | |
Eduard Birnbaum. Cantor, male choir and organ, Hebrew. Neilah Liturgy, 4 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2840 | Mayn Goldele | |
Joseph M. Rumshinsky, words Louis Gilrod. Voice and piano, Yiddish. J.J. Kammen, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1924, 3 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2841 | Melodien Zu Zehn Judischen Volksliedern | |
Eiakum Zunser, words and music. Voice and piano. A.G. Syrkin? Vilna, 1887, 29 pp., 2 complete copies, incomplete. | |||
| 25 | 2842 | Mi Adir | |
Eduard Birnbaum. Cantor [baritone] mixed chorus and orchestra [Partitur]. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Published by composer, Konigsberg, 1878, 8 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2843 | Mizraha | |
Moses Levinson, words. J. Bluestone. Solo, chorus and piano. Hebrew. Trio Press, New York, 4 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2844 | Natasha | |
No composer listed. Voice and piano. Yiddish. S. Etshtayn, Vilna, 5 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2845 | Oy khanike, oy khanike | |
Hasidic folksong arr. by Pesah Lwow. 2 part children’s chorus and piano, Yiddish. Extracted from Lider Zamlbukh, Society for Jewish Folk Music, St. Petersburg. 1914, 2 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2846 | Palestina iz mayn foterland | |
Alexander Olshanetsky, words Isidor Lillian. Voice and piano. J.J. Kammen, Brooklyn, N.Y., 3 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2847 | Psalm 24 | |
Arno Nadel. Cantor solo and male choir, a cappella, Hebrew [Liturgy]. Festschrift Zum 70 Geburtstage Von Moritz Schaefer, Berlin, Philo Verlgag. 1927, 4 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2848 | Psalm 133 | |
Eduard Birnbaum. 4 part male choir Harmonium and piano. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Ferd. Beyer, Konigsberg, [189-?] 13 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2849 | Rokhels keyver | |
Zavel Zilberts, words K.A. Shapiro. Voice, piano and violin or cello obligatto. Yiddish. Joseph P. Katz, New York, 1921, 7 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2850 | Romance | |
M.M. Bukshy. Voice and piano. Russian. [Incomplete]. St. Petersburg, 1 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2851 | Salomo’s Hoheslied [Song of Songs] | |
Aron Friedmann. Voice and piano. Hebrew – German Translation Moses Mendelssohn. C. Boas, Berlin 1929, 15 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2852 | Shloflid | |
Nakhum Shternheym. Words and music. Yiddish. solo voice. Richard Brandeis. Prague, 1918, 1 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2853 | Seelenfeier | |
Louis Lewandowski. Choral parts only. 16 sop, 7 alto, 3 tenor, 3 bass. Hebrew [Liturgy]. No. 89 of larger work | |||
| 25 | 2854 | Synagogen Gesange | |
Arno Nadel. for cantor, 4 part choir, organ. J. Kauffmann, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1930, 13 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2855 | Tami Zimrah-Lehamizmor Hakatan | |
Matthiah Bensman, words and music. 2 part children’s choir, a cappella. 15 songs. Hebrew. Concordia, Warsaw, 1904 7 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2856 | [Taini Garema] The Secrets of the Harem | |
V. Valentinov. Operetta in 3 acts. Vocal score. Moscow? Yiddish translation from Russian by AMB? | |||
| 25 | 2857 | Tayer yankele | |
Yiddish folksong from Kipnis collection [No. 19]. arr. by Matthiah Bensman. Yiddish. Voice and piano. Kipnis Verlag, Warsaw, 3 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2858 | Tilemel [The Psalms] | |
Words and music by S. Smulowitz [Solomon Small]. arr. A. Russoto. Voice and piano, Yiddish. Hebrew Publishing Co., New York, 1910?, 5 pp. | |||
| 25 | 2859 | Tirzah Yafah | |
Samuel Alman, Words H.N. Bialik. voice and piano. Hebrew. M.L. Callingold, London, 1934, 4 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2860 | Tov Lehodot [Psalm 92] | |
Louis Lewandowsky. 4 part chorus and organ, Hebrew, 5 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2861 | Tsipke fayer | |
Notated and arranged by H. Glezer. Solo voice. Yiddish. Sh. Etshtayn, Vilna, 4 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2862 | Unter a kleyn beymele | |
Yiddish folk song from A. Gerstein Collection [No. 31]. Yiddish arranged by A. Sliep, Voice and piano, H. Mac, Vilna, 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2863 | Fragments, unidentified works, odd and stray pages | |
Series X: Musical Manuscripts not by Bernstein, undated, 1878, 1912-1927. | |||
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Subseries 1: Fragments from Part Books, undated, 1878, 1912-1927. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 26 | 2864 | Adon Olam | |
Salamon Sulzer. Cantor and 4 part mixed choir, Hebrew. Not in Sulzer’s hand, 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2867 | Ana Adona | |
Lazar Goldberg. Cantor and 4 part mixed choir, Hebrew [Liturgy]. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2869 | Hahashmonayim Haktanim [“Die Kleine Khaschmonaer”] | |
Arie Ben Eres Abrahamson. Voice and piano. Hebrew. 2 pp., text by Zalman Shneur | |||
| 26 | 2870A | Two pieces | |
- Der shnayder. Yiddish. [Text: Shmuel Ansky].
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| 26 | 2871 | El Barukh Gadol | |
Composer not listed. Cantor, mixed chorus, piano, Hebrew [Liturgy]. 5 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2876 | Eli, Eli | |
Composer listed as “B. Thomaschewsky”. Voice and piano, Yiddish. 1 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2876A | Eli Tsiyon | |
No composer listed. Solo cantor, soprano and 4 part chorus. Hebrew. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2877 | Elohe Ad Shelo Natzarta | |
Hasidic Table Song. arranged Ludwig Finkel. Bass part only. Hebrew and Yiddish. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2879 | Emet Ki Atah Hu | |
No composer listed. Cantor 4 part chorus. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2881A-B | Faryomert, Farklogt | |
Yiddish folk song collected in Podbrodz by Khaye and Aron Ayngeltzin. solo voice. Yiddish. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2882 | Hamavdil | |
Hasidic sources. No collector or transcriber listed. Solo voice and unison choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 4pp. | |||
| 26 | 2888 | Heber Melodiak | |
Erno Hoffmann [Gyujtemenye]. Bound collection in manuscript of Yiddish folk songs, Hasidic zemirot and nigunim. Solo voice, some with piano acc. Hebrew and Yiddish. 63 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2952 | Hineni Heani Mimaas | |
A. Berkowitz. Cantorial recitative. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2955 | Kedusha | |
no composer listed. cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2961 | Khasidisher nign [Dem Rebn’s Nign] | |
notated by Bezalel Tzinman. solo voice. March 20, 1922, 1 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2961A-B | Kinderheim | |
Arie “Ben Erez” Abrahamson. Solo voice. German [Text: Hugo Salus]. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2961C-D | Kolibelnya Pesnya [Lullaby] | |
Jacob M. Skliar. op.1, No. 1. Voice and piano. Russian. dedicated to my sister Lyuba M. Skliar. Nov. 27, 1914, 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2962 | Mayn kleyne | |
A. Glezer. [Text: Z. Segaloviatach]. Voice and piano. Yiddish. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2964 | Two pieces | |
Mikdash; Ve Sham Ru. both by Herman Semitin. Recitatives for cantor. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2966 | Mimkomkha | |
David Nowakowsky. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. incomplete. 1 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2967 | Mimkomkha | |
no composer listed. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 4 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2971 | Mekhalkel Hayim | |
Isadore Blumenthal. 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. May 18, 1913, 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2974 | Magen Avot | |
David Nowakowsky. 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Odessa, November 18, 1912, 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2976A-B | Magen Avot | |
Schnitman. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2977 | Morgen Gottesdienst [En Kamokha etc.] | |
Eduard Birnbaum. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2981 | Naaritzkha | |
no composer listed. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2984 | Nigun Shel Hasidi Kotzki; Adres tsum Reboyne Sheloylem | |
Hasidic material. collected by Gendlish. Solo voice. Russian. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 2988 | Sefer Avuriah Lizman Hamorim | |
No editor listed. Recitatives for cantor. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Bet Hakneset Hagodol, Vilna, 1927, 48 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3036 | Sefer Kebutzat Shirim | |
[fragment of a larger work]. Cantorial anthology collected and edited by Aba Yakov Bengis. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Vilna, January 29, 1878, 158 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3195 | Shema Yisrael | |
Yoshe Slonimer [Yosef Altshuler]. Soprano solo and 2 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 1 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3196 | Shoshanat Yaakov; Yismah Mosheh | |
- 2 part choir
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| 26 | 3200 | Shuvi Nafshi | |
Louis Lewandowski. 4 part choir. 1 pp. [score]. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 11 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3211A | Shuvi Nafshi | |
no composer indicated. solo voice. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 1 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3211B | Simhu Voroni; Lo Nishtakhave | |
No composers indicated. 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 17 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3212 | Torat Adonai | |
No composer indicated. cantor, 4 part choir and organ. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 6 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3217-B | Ve’al Avdekha Haneviyim | |
No composer indicated. Cantorial recitative. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3218 | Veshamru | |
S. Gurovitch. Cantor, alto solo, 4 part mixed choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 4 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3222 | Veshamru | |
No composer indicated. 4 part mixed choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 2 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3224 | Yehi Ratzon Milfanekha | |
Abraham Narver. Recitative for cantor. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3227 | Two pieces | |
- Yehi Shalom. Solo, unison choir and piano | |||
| 26 | 3237 | Two pieces | |
Yehudah Hamakabi; M.M. Dolitzky. Voice and piano. Yiddish. Stamp of “A. Bernstein Chor-Dirig. II Cantor Kovno”. 4 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3243 | a, b, c) Yotzer Meshartim | |
No composer indicated. 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 3 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3244 | Untitled Collection XVIII | |
M. Burstein. Cantor, 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 8 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3252 | Untitled Collection XIX | |
M.A. Fomin. Recitatives for cantor. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 9 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3261 | Untitled Collection XX | |
Recitatives for cantor. David Yakolevitch. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 53 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3315 | Untitled Collection XXI | |
David Nowakowsky. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 30 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3343 | Untitled Collection XXII | |
Joshua Samuel Weisser [Pilderwasser]. Cantor, 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 19 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3362 | Untitled Collection XXIII | |
Schargorodsky. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 13 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3375 | Untitled Collection XXIV | |
Various composers. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 24 pp. " | |||
| 26 | 3399 | Untitled Collection XXV | |
Jacob Teper. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 17 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3419 | Untitled Collection XXVI | |
Hayim Wassertzug. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 24 pp. Only first page contains composer’s name. Handwriting different for pieces nos. 3 and 4 | |||
| 26 | 3442 | Untitled Collection XXVII [Fragment] | |
Cantorial anthology, no editor or collector indicated. Cantor and 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 113 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3554A | Uvashofar Gadol | |
Composer not indicated. Bass solo. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 1 pp. | |||
| 26 | 3555 | Soprano Part Book V [Five Fragments] | |
114 pp. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Pieces most often incomplete. Contains amongst others works by Y. Gottbeter, David Roitman, A. Paliakov, Y. Teper, Zaydel Rovner. | |||
| 26 | 3669 | Alto Part Book [Four Fragments] | |
103 pp. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Pieces most often incomplete. Contains amongst others works by Y. Gottbeter, A. Poliakov, P. Rubin, Yakovkin, A. Berkowitz. | |||
| 26 | 3773 | Bass Part Book [Nine Fragments] | |
53 pp. Hebrew [Liturgy]. Pieces most often incomplete. Contains amongst others, works by Y. Gottbeter, Wolf Shestapol, Nissl Belzer Spivak, D. Rubin, Y. Weiss, Akiva Durmashkin, A. Poliakov. | |||
Subseries 2: Fragments Scraps and Unidentified Pieces, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 26 | 3827 | Fragments | |
Series XI: Supplements A-B: Miscellaneous Compositions, undated. | |||
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Subseries 1: Supplement A, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 27 | 984 | Shema Yisrael | |
Yosef Meslonim [Yoshe Slonimer
Altshuler]. No indications of composers except following:
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Subseries 2: Supplement B, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 28 | 4224 | Schir Zion Part I | |
Solomon Sulzer. Cantor, 4 part choir. Hebrew [Liturgy]. 214 pp. Printed copy. First six and last ten pages missing. Contains stamp of Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, Vilna seal. Dedicatory page reads “Als Geschenk von Simon Joffe gewidment der Wilnaer Synagoge Taharot Hakodesh, Wilna. D. 26 Kislow 5652” [1892]. Embossed on outer covering of bound copy “Gottes – dienstliche Gesange der Israeliten”. | |||
Series XII:Supplements C-D: Biographical Materials, undated, 1937. | |||
Scope and Content:FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH FOLDER PLEASE VIEW THE ORIGINAL FINDING AID. http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1384704 | |||
Subseries 1: Supplement C, undated, 1937. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 29 | 4328 | A.M. Bernstein’s autobiography in manuscript “Gilgalim (biografye fun a shlim-mazl)" | |
189 pp. | |||
| 29 | 4516 | A.M. Bernstein’s last note | |
Letter concerning A.M. Bernstein archives – YIVO Vilna 1937. Obituaries and announcements of memorials. Pictures of famous cantors (a wall chart). | |||
Subseries 2: Supplement D, undated. | |||
| Folder | Page | Title | Date |
| 30 | 4523 | 7 photographs of Bernstein and Punski family and of gymnasium classes in Vilna | |
Series XIII: ADDENDA: Folk Music Collection from the S. Ansky Historical Ethnographic Society, 1926-1927. | |||
Scope and Content:This Addenda consists of manuscripts of Jewish songs and melodies that Abraham Moshe Bernstein assembled in 1926 for the S. Ansky Jewish Historical Ethnographic Society in Vilna. The collection is comprised of Shabbes-zmires (Sabbath hymns and melodies), holiday songs, religious, ritual and secular songs, Hasidic melodies and folksongs. Most of them are in Hebrew, some in Yiddish and others have no words altogether. The Addenda was processed by Chana Mlotek in January 1984 as part of the Max and Frieda Weinstein Music Project. In 1926 Bernstein supervised a project to collect nigunim (melodies), most of which were published in a volume Muzikalisher pinkes, Vilna 1927 (This publication was reprinted in the U.S. by the Cantor’s Association in 1958). This addenda consists of hitherto unpublished manuscripts. Included among the Hasidic sources whose nigunim were collected are the Barkover ( f. 11), Gerer (f. 9), Talner (f. 11), Czortkover (f. 2), Libishayer (f. 1), Lubavitcher (f. 7), Stoliner (f. 1, 7), Slonimer (f. 1), Kosover (f. 3), and others. The yeshivas, whose more "secular" songs were harvested include the schools of Volozhin (f. 2), Vilkomir ( f. 2, 10), Lechowicze (f. 7), Nowogrodek ( f. 2 , 10), Slobodka ( f. 7, 10), Slonim (f. 2), Kleck ( f. 10), and others. Materials hail largely from Polad, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia; more specifically, from localities: Aleksandrovsk, Ostrowo, Bialystok, Berditshev, Dabrowice, Dvinsk, Warsaw, Vitebsk, Vilna, Vilkomir, Vladimir, Khomsk, Lomza, Lwow, Swislocz, Stolin, Slutsk, Semiatycze, Pinsk, Kovno, Kolomyja, Kamieniec, Kosow, Krakinove, Krementshug, Radvits, and Ejszyszki. Beyond that, there are items acquired and sent from Breslau, Germany, Boston and New York, as well as Sephardic and Yemenite melodies from Palestine. Among the unusual nigunim worthy of mention is the song Riboyne-shel-Oylem that the Lubavitch Rebbe sang as he was being released from Prison (f.1, 2), a melody heard in a production of Sholem-Aleichem’s play Mazl-Tov ( f. 1) and apparently the original of a melody in a setting of The Dybbuk by An-sky ( f. 10). Two items are particularly venerable - a melody of Tsur misheloy (a “table nigun” sung before the blessing following a meal) , that was received from R’Avrom Yankev HaKohen of Vilna , who had heard it from his father, R’Shloyme HaKohen, Vilner who in turn, remembered it sung by his father, R’Yisroel Moyshe HaKohen (f. 45:7), and dance-themes annotated by an old musician in Swieciany. There are also melodies to a number of songs for which the text only, but no music appear in the very first collection of Yiddish folksongs published by Shaul Ginsburg and Pinhas Marek in Petersburg in 1901 ( f. 1). Included as well are several art-scores composed for texts by the poets, Dovid Fishman, A. Zak, H. N. Bialik, and Zalmen Shneur (f. 15). FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH FOLDER PLEASE VIEW THE ORIGINAL FINDING AID. http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1384704 | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 1 | Hebrew and Yiddish songs | ||
religious and secular works including Hasidic nigunim, includes the Riboynoy shel oylem, a nigun sung by the Rebbe of Lubavitch when he was released from prison, and a melody heard in Shalom Aleichem’s play “Mazal tov”, about 25 titles | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 2 | Religious songs | ||
liturgical pieces and Hasidic nigunim, including a number of Passover songs in Hebrew, Arabic and Lithuanian | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 3 | Various nigunim | ||
liturgical works and Hasidic nigunim | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 4 | Vos mir zenen | ||
a song about the alef-beys in Yiddish | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 5 | Zingt di Alef | ||
the “alef sings,” a work supplied by the Peretz Collector’s Circle of YIVO in Kolomyja | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 6 | Zmires l'Motsey Shabbes | ||
five liturgical works for Saturday evening | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 7 | Shabbos zmires | ||
liturgical works for Saturday evening, including Zmirot sung by Hasidim, about 60 pieces | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 8 | Khasal Sidur Pesakh | ||
pieces from the Passover Seder, Hebrew | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 9 | Sent by Michal Lucki, Lomza | ||
five songs gathered and sent by Michal Lucki including Sabbath songs sung by Hasidim | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 10 | Vikhi-od Lanetsakh | ||
liturgical works and Hasidic nigunim, including the Lamdonishe nigunim, around 33 pieces | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 11 | Melodies, annotated by Avrom Tesletsky, Baku | ||
three melodies sung by Yosef Talner, Hasidic court composer and others, transcribed by Avrom Tesletsky | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 12 | Kum ikh arayn tsu springen | ||
a Purim song recorded by Yankev Glatshteyn, who heard it from a student, 1926 | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 13 | Krayts – march, Vider – march, Mikita - march annotated by Khayim Smorganski | ||
marches and dances annotated by Khayim Smorganski, Vilna | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 14 | Lebedik, lustik – arranged by L. Efron | ||
two Yiddish songs arranged by L. Efron | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 15 | Notebook of musical notations | ||
notebook of about 20 musical pieces | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 16 | Shivas Tsiyon - E. Tsanzer , annotated by Bernstein | ||
three pieces including Shivas Tziyon, by E. Tsanzer, transcribed by Bernstein | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 17 | Page of notes, no text, Bernstein | ||
unidentified handwritten music, 1 pp. | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 18 | Various music missing | ||
cantorial pieces and Hasidic nigunim, about 50 titles, originally numbered 77-114, no 105 | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 19 | Fragments | ||
fragments of liturgical works, 2 pp. | |||
| Folder | Title | Date | |
| 20 | Some personal papers belonging to Bernstein | ||
letters to the Cantors Association, Warsaw; photo of Bernstein on deathbed; obituary | |||
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