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Guide to the Papers of Abraham Moshe Bernstein (1866-1932), 1878-1937, RG 36

Processed by Albert Weisser, 1969. Chana Mlotek processed the addenda in 1984 as part of the Max and Frieda Weinstein Music Project.  Additional processing by YIVO archivists with the assistance of a grant from the Gruss Lipper Family Foundation. Additional processing by Shayna Goodman in 1911. Described and encoded as part of the CJH Holocaust Resource Initiative, made possible by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany.

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Electronic finding aid was encoded in EAD 2002 by Shayna Goodman in 2011.  EAD finding aid customized in ARCHON in 2013. Description is in English.

Collection Overview

Title: Guide to the Papers of Abraham Moshe Bernstein (1866-1932), 1878-1937, RG 36

ID: RG 36 FA

Extent: 4.0 Linear Feet

Arrangement: The collection is paginated (except for the Addenda). Entries are identified by folder number and page number.

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.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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.

Historical Note

Biographical Note

A.M. Bernstein Chronology

Sources and bibliography (abbreviations and full citation) follow the 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).

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Permission to use the collection must be obtained from the YIVO Archivist.

Use Restrictions:

Permission to publish part or parts of the collection must be obtained from the YIVO Archives. For more information, contact:

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011

email: archives@yivo.cjh.org

Acquisition Method: Records were received from YIVO, Vilna in 1947. Later additions were contributed by the Punski family in 1974.

Preferred 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.


Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

Series 1: Series I: Printed Musical Works by Bernstein, undated, 1898-1900, 1912-1919, 1931,
Series 2: Series II: Printed Material about Bernstein, 1933,
Series 3: Series III: Musical Manuscripts by Bernstein-Completed Work, undated, 1914,
Series 4: Series IV: Works Possibly by Bernstein, undated,
Series 5: Series V: Fragments, Stray Pages, Unidentified Works, undated,
Series 6: Series VI: Literary Works by Bernstein in Manuscript, 1927,
Series 7: Series VII: Documents Relating to Bernstein, 1924-1928,
Series 8: Series VIII:Choral Volumes and Part Books in Manuscript used by Bernstein and his Choir at the Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, undated,
Series 9: Series IX: Printed Music not by A.M. Bernstein, undated, 1878-1887, 1902-1936,
Series 10: Series X: Musical Manuscripts not by Bernstein, undated, 1878, 1912-1927,
Series 11: Series XI: Supplements A-B: Miscellaneous Compositions, undated,
Series 12: Series XII:Supplements C-D: Biographical Materials, undated, 1937,
Series 13: Series XIII: ADDENDA: Folk Music Collection from the S. Ansky Historical Ethnographic Society, 1926-1927,
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Series III: Musical Manuscripts by Bernstein-Completed Work
undated, 1914
Subseries 1: Sacred
undated, 1914
Folder 9
Page 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.
Folder 10
Page 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.
Folder 11
Page 1052
Avodat Haboreh
Ten pieces extracted from Notebook II above [Kabalat Shabbat]. For cantor and choir. 7 pp.
Folder 12
Page 1059
Avodat Haborah
Three liturgical works for the High Holidays extracted from Notebook I above [High Holidays]. Composed for cantor and choir. 12 pp.
Folder 13
Page 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.
Folder 14
Page 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 15
Page 1487
Hashevua
Song for four part mixed choir and piano acc. Hebrew [Text: Yaffe-Silman] 2 pp., 2 complete, 1 incomplete copy.
Page 1491
Heys un kalt
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish [Text: Shimen Frug] 3 pp., 1 copy
Page 1494
Herzel’s yortsayt
Song for four part mixed chorus, a capella. Yiddish. [Text: M. Shiva] 1 pp., 2 copies
Page 1496
In keyver: balade
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish. [Text: Y.L. Peretz] 3 pp., 1 copy
Page 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.
Folder 16
Page 1502
Malpelakh
Song for voice – no account. Yiddish. [Text: A Ravin] 1 pp., 1 copy
Page 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]
Page 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”.]
Page 1515
O ir kleyne likhtelekh
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish. [Text: Moris Rosenfeld] 2 pp., 1 copy
Page 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

2. Halaila Bahadar Olamim. Song for voice and piano acc. Hebrew. 2 pp. 1 copy

Page 1524A
Two works under one cover

- Shirat Setav. Song for voice, no piano acc. Hebrew. 3 pp. 2 copies.

- Bahalomi. Song for voice, no piano acc. Hebrew. 3 pp. 2 copies. Contains stamp of Hevrah Lehatpathut. Mamuzika Halamit Bevilna

Page 1525
Vi Lang oy got
Song for voice and piano acc. Yiddish 5 pp., 1 copy
Folder 17
Page 1530
Untitled Collection I
Various works for solo and four-part mixed chorus under one cover. Including Yiddish folksongs, and a work in Hebrew.
Page 1535A
Untitled Collection IA
Various secular works in Yiddish and Hebrew: songs for solo voice and piano.
Page 1536
Untitled Collection III
Various works for solo voice and 4 part chorus. In Yiddish and Hebrew including Purim songs and the Hatikvah
Page 1545
Untitled Collection IIIA
Various works in Yiddish and Hebrew for solo, mixed chorus and a capella
Page 1548
Untitled Collection IIIB
Twelve works for 2, 3 and 4 part chorus, no piano acc. 28 pp., 1 copy. Modern Hebrew.
Page 1549
Untitled Collection IV
Four Yiddish folk songs under one cover for mixed chorus and piano
Page 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 17
Page 1553
Notebook I
16 pp., 1 copy. Yiddish songs for solo and two voices
Page 1569
Notebook II
24 pp., 1 copy. Yiddish and Hebrew songs for solo and two to three voices
Page 1593
Notebook III
5 pp., 1 copy. Hebrew songs for four voices, Hanukah songs
Page 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
Page 1614
Notebook V
22 pp., 1 copy. Songs in Yiddish and Hebrew for one and two voices
Page 1636
Notebook VI
Shalgiah, operetta for children in Hebrew and Yiddish. 8 pp. 1 copy.
Page 1644
Notebook VII
Hebrew songs for solo voices, includes songs based on Yiddish and Russian folksongs
Page 1692
Notebook VIII
19 pp., 1 copy. Hebrew songs for solo voices, includes melodies based on German folksongs
Page 1711
Notebook IX
Collection of songs in Yiddish using material from Sefer Moreh Teve Hazimrah, unknown author, possibly Bernstein
Page 1730
Notebook X
Di fir kashes. Yiddish [Text: Haggadah]. Solo voice, transcribed by AMB. No piano acc. 3 pp. 1 copy.
Page 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.
Page 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 18
Page 1741
Shoshanat Yaakov
Song for two part choir and piano acc. [Some voice parts unfinished] Hebrew [Text: Liturgy] 4 pp., 1 copy
Page 1745
Mah Gadlu Ma’asekhah
Work for voice and piano acc. [pencil sketch]. Hebrew [Text: Liturgy] 3 pp., 1 copy
Page 1747
Fragment from a Purim Play [In recitative form]
Solo and chorus. No piano acc. Yiddish and German. 10 pp., 1 copy
Page 1748
Untitled Collection V A
Series of solo recitatives, Hebrew. [Text: Liturgy] 13 pp., 1 copy
Page 1761
Untitled Collection VI
Series of unfinished choral responses for the Sabbath. Other liturgical transcriptions. [unfinished]. 19 pp., 1 copy
Page 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
Page 1849
Untitled Collection VIII
Variety of incomplete works and sketches in Yiddish. 27 pp., one copy
Page 1876
Untitled Collection IX
Contains partially finished works and sketches. 78 pp., 1 copy
Page 1955
Untitled Collection X
Six works for two part chorus in Yiddish [unfinished except for final editing] 18 pp. 1 copy.
Page 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.
Page 2131
Untitled Collection XIV
Unfinished piano accompaniment to songs, piano pieces and songs. 54 pp., 1 copy
Page 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
Page 2219
Untitled Collection XVI
Fragmentary works for chorus. 12 pp., 1 copy
Subseries 5: Ethnomusicological Works and Transcripts
undated
Folder 19
Page 2231
Muzikalisher pinkes
Manuscript of pp. 66-81 of finally published work. Exact replica. In AMB’s hand.
Page 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.
Page 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
Page 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 20
Page 2603
Di Shvueh
[Hymn of the Bund of Poland and Russia]. 4 part mixed chorus. Yiddish. [Text: Shmuel Ansky] 3 pp., 1 copy
Page 2606
Du-Du [Yiddish Folk Song]
Transcribed and arr. by AMB from oral sources. One voice. 2 pp., 1 copy.
Page 2607A
Hatikvah [E Minor]
Arranged AMB for 4 part chorus. 1 pp., 1 copy.
Page 2608
Ki Lo Naeh A and B

(a) No. 132 of Musikalisher Pinkes. Arr. for voice and piano. AMB. 1 pp., 1 copy.

(b) Second version titled Adir Bimlukha. Arr. for piano by Abi-Yosef Bernstein [son of AMB]. 1 pp., 2 copies

Page 2611
Muzikalisher pinkes
Six pieces from published version of Muzikalisher Pinkes. Arr. by AMB for 4 part chorus. 11 pp., 1 copy.
Page 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.

Browse by Series:

Series 1: Series I: Printed Musical Works by Bernstein, undated, 1898-1900, 1912-1919, 1931,
Series 2: Series II: Printed Material about Bernstein, 1933,
Series 3: Series III: Musical Manuscripts by Bernstein-Completed Work, undated, 1914,
Series 4: Series IV: Works Possibly by Bernstein, undated,
Series 5: Series V: Fragments, Stray Pages, Unidentified Works, undated,
Series 6: Series VI: Literary Works by Bernstein in Manuscript, 1927,
Series 7: Series VII: Documents Relating to Bernstein, 1924-1928,
Series 8: Series VIII:Choral Volumes and Part Books in Manuscript used by Bernstein and his Choir at the Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, undated,
Series 9: Series IX: Printed Music not by A.M. Bernstein, undated, 1878-1887, 1902-1936,
Series 10: Series X: Musical Manuscripts not by Bernstein, undated, 1878, 1912-1927,
Series 11: Series XI: Supplements A-B: Miscellaneous Compositions, undated,
Series 12: Series XII:Supplements C-D: Biographical Materials, undated, 1937,
Series 13: Series XIII: ADDENDA: Folk Music Collection from the S. Ansky Historical Ethnographic Society, 1926-1927,
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