Tsadik Katamar is a liturgical piece of music written by a legend of Jewish Liturgical music, one Louis Lewandowski (1821-1894). The verse opens “tsadik katamar iphrach” which means “righteousness like a fragrant palm tree”. Here is the score: Tsadik Katamar Here is the simulated rendition:
Shema Koleinu for Strings
Shema Koleinu arr. for strings by Martin C. Winer Shema Koleinu (‘hear our voice’) is a liturgical piece sung during the Jewish High Holidays. It was scored for choir. This is the 4 part choral arrangement: ShemaKoleinuChoir I used an online orchestration suite (http://www.flat.io/) and produced a string arrangement. Shema Koleinu The suite at flat.io […]
Online Composition Software (flat.io)
I’m very impressed. For years I’ve awaited a day when it would be ‘easy’ to enter symphonic orchestrations and have them produce a simulated orchestral rendering as an audio file. (‘easy’ in quotes because it’s never really ‘easy’ to work with symphonic scores). I have a limited ability to read scores. I can read music […]
Energy = Matter = Information
This post presumes familiarity with basic Quantum Mechanics and specifically, the double slit experiment. I like this summary: So from the double slit experiment we know that a single photon (electron) can exist in one of 2 states: particle wave (energy) This is called the wave-particle duality. The weirdness of the double slit experiment occurs […]
Music At Beth Emeth
‘Music At Beth Emeth’ is an audio cassette produced by the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue circa 1990. It featured both the ‘Beth Emeth Synagogue Choir’ and ‘The Zemer Chorale’ with Cantor Louis Danto, accompanied by Marina Surgan, and conducted by Charles Heller. Side One 1. Shehashalom Shelo (Erlich/Winternitz) 2. Niggun (Folk) (From the book […]