Lot 166
“Thesaurus of Hebrew Oriental Melodies” – Avraham Zevi Idelsohn – Complete Set
Hebräisch-Orientalischer Melodienschatz [Thesaurus of Hebrew Oriental Melodies], compiled and edited by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn. Jerusalem-Berlin-Vienna: Benjamin Harz / Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1914-1932. German. Ten volumes (complete set).
Monumental work by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn (1882-1938), Jewish-German musicologist, ethno-musicologist, cantor, composer and music teacher; author of the song “Hava Nagila”.
Each volume is dedicated to Jewish melodies of a different community: Yemen, Babel, Persia and Bukhara, Morocco, Germany, the Sudeten, East Europe, Spanish and Hasidic songs.
Volumes: 30.5-33 cm. Good condition. Ownership inscriptions at the beginnings of volumes. Ex-Libris. Wear and damages to corners of volumes.
