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Zusatztext Harran's book is a musicological masterpiece. The book is written with a proficiency [dexterity, skills, abilities] that can only awaken envy, in a rich language and with exceptional exactitude. It is accompanied by a rich bibliography and an inclusive listing of Rossi's works. For all that, there is not a trace of mere pedantry in it. On the contrary, its discussions are conducted with an end to broadening knowledge and against the background of the rich cultural agenda of both Italian Renaissance and Jewish culture. Informationen zum Autor Don Harran is Artur Rubinstein Professor of Musicology at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. In October 1999, he was awarded the Landau Prize for 1999. Klappentext Salamone Rossi (c.1570-c.1628) has earned a special place in music history as the earliest outstanding Jewish composer to work in the European art music tradition-no others of his calibre are to be found until the 19th century. In his life and works, Rossi moved between two worlds: the court and the Jewish community in late Renaissance Mantua. His publications include madrigals set to verses of the most fashionable poets of the time, dances, sinfonias, brillianttrio sonatas, and a collection of Hebrew songs (`The Songs of Solomon'), the first of its kind and, to this day, unique in the history of sacred music. Given the composer's unusual role as a mediator between two cultures, his life and works carry serious implications for an understanding of both theEuropean and the Jewish musical and literary traditions in an era that stands on the threshold of the modern world. Zusammenfassung This title concerns Salamone Rossi (c.1570-c.1628), who has earned a special place in music history as the earliest outstanding Jewish composer to work in the European art music tradition.
