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Title

Songs of Jacob

Authors

• Bachmann, Jacob

Other related names

• Elfin, Arthur, former owner

Call number

Hebrew MS 59
(Manchester, United Kingdom, University of Manchester, University of Manchester Library, Hebrew Manuscripts)

Publisher

University of Manchester Library

Language

Hebrew; German

Origin

Place

Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

Summary

Shirat Ya'aqov - Gesänge für den israelitischen Gottesdienst für Solo und Chor componiert von Jacob Bachmann, Obercantor der isr. Cultusgemeinde in Odessa. It contains 79 Hebrew songs for solo voice and choir composed by hazzan Jacob Bachmann in Odessa. The music and lyrics are preceded by a title-page, a two-page German preface by the composer and a two-page content index with reference to the various liturgical songs. One needs a trained eye to be able to follow the Hebrew text in the score, since the lyrics have been written out syllable by right-to-left syllable to fit the left-to-right convention of sheet music.

Notes

• Some holes in the paper due to ink corrosion; some folios repaired with white paper towards the spine
   
• Musical notation is written from left to right, the lyrics follow this direction with words having been divided in syllables; each song is preceded by a number and the title
   
• Square script for the titles; Semi-cursive script for the lyrics
   
• Notes of production on most left bottom corners, reading "AL / Manuscript Music / No. 6" or the image of a sailing boat in a circle with the note "AL / No. 6"
   

Extent

I+III+145+i; 347 mm x 260 mm

Foliation

Ink foliation in Arabic numerals, top outer corner of side a

Support

Paper

Binding

Modern binding; Spine: Gold-tooled lettering reading "SHIRAT / YAAKOV / Bachmann"

Script

Square script

Semi-cursive script

Provenance

• Handwritten label, Presented by Mrs. Dorothy Elfin and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dines in memory of Mr. Arthur Elfin in 1985.
   

Subjects topical

• Musical notation
• Music--Manuscripts
• Judaism--Liturgy--Texts
• Prayer--Judaism

Keywords

• 20th century
• Jewish
• Musical notation
• Paper
• Wales
• Liturgy

Licenses

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Table of contents

• Inside front cover — Label: Presented by Mrs. Dorothy Elfin and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dines in memory of Mr. Arthur Elfin, 1985
• Unnumbered i recto — Title page reading: שירת יעקב Shirat Ya'aqov - Gesänge für den israelitischen Gottesdienst für Solo und Chor componiert von Jacob Bachmann, Obercantor der isr. Cultusgemeinde in Odessa.
• Unnumbered i verso — Number 71803
• Unnumbered ii recto — Preface in German
• Unnumbered ii verso — Content Index with reference to various liturgical songs
• Unnumbered iii recto — Seventy-nine Hebrew songs for solo voice and choir composed by hazzan Jacob Bachmann in Odessa.
• 145a — Note reading "16 H. G.".
• 145b — תם ונשלם ביום ה׳ פ׳ בהעלתך / בשנת תרעז לפק / בפה פאנטיפרידד אנגליה

Decorations

• Unnumbered i recto — Stamp: Arthur Elfin, / 33, Singleton Rd. / Salford 7. / Tel. Broughton 3688.
• 145b — Stamp: Arthur Elfin, / 33, Singleton Rd. / Salford 7. / Tel. Broughton 3688