New Jewish School

The New Jewish School (Russian: Новая еврейская школа (НЕШ)) was a movement in Russia of the 1900s to create a national Jewish art music. It was connected with the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Jascha Nemtsov Jüdische Kunstmusik im 20. Jahrhundert Page 48 2006 "... composers and performers worked towards the creation of a national Jewish art music, or a „New Jewish School" of music. The Society for Jewish Folk Music at St. Petersburg, which Rosowsky helped found in 1908, is documented by his reminiscences and other material in the collection."
^ DSCH journal 20-23 - Page 9 2004 "JN: Melodies of Hassidic origin were in fact the first melodies with which composers from the New Jewish School came into contact, and as is often the case, this happened by chance. Initially, following the setting up of the New Jewish School nobody knew exactly where to begin (Nemtsov elaborated on this phenomenon for his dissertation [1]). Indeed, often a completely incorrect view is given of one aspect of this development: the impression that everyone who composed New Jewish music did so 'just like that'. Nothing is further from the truth, especially as at the time there were no set programmes or rules. You need to imagine that we are referring here to young, enthusiastic musicians, who wanted to compose music with a national colour, in a so-called Jewish Style."
^ Musica judaica Volume 17 - Page 161 American Society for Jewish Music - 2004 "Aside from composers, performers also played a significant role in promoting the music of the New Jewish School, particularly the pianist Alice Jacob-Loewenson (1895-1967), "

[1] Jascha Nemtsov Jüdische Kunstmusik im 20. Jahrhundert Page 48 2006 "... composers and performers worked towards the creation of a national Jewish art music, or a „New Jewish School" of music. The Society for Jewish Folk Music at St. Petersburg, which Rosowsky helped found in 1908, is documented by his reminiscences and other material in the collection."

[2] DSCH journal 20-23 - Page 9 2004 "JN: Melodies of Hassidic origin were in fact the first melodies with which composers from the New Jewish School came into contact, and as is often the case, this happened by chance. Initially, following the setting up of the New Jewish School nobody knew exactly where to begin (Nemtsov elaborated on this phenomenon for his dissertation [1]). Indeed, often a completely incorrect view is given of one aspect of this development: the impression that everyone who composed New Jewish music did so 'just like that'. Nothing is further from the truth, especially as at the time there were no set programmes or rules. You need to imagine that we are referring here to young, enthusiastic musicians, who wanted to compose music with a national colour, in a so-called Jewish Style."

[3] Musica judaica Volume 17 - Page 161 American Society for Jewish Music - 2004 "Aside from composers, performers also played a significant role in promoting the music of the New Jewish School, particularly the pianist Alice Jacob-Loewenson (1895-1967), "

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