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Haggadah in Hebrew and German – Sheet Music and an Illustrated Title Page – Germany, 1838
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Hagadah, oder Erzählung von Israels Auszug aus Egypten. Zum Gebrauche bei der im Familienkreise stattfindenden Feierlichkeit an den beiden ersten Abenden des Matzoth-Festes / Passover Haggadah, with German translation and sheet music for the Piyyutim. Köln (Germany), 1838. Hebrew and German. Illustrated title page.
The publisher and composer of the sheet music is Isaac Eberst (Offenbach), a cantor in Köln, father of the composer and cellist Jacques Offenbach. The sheet music is for traditional and original melodies to "Hodu", "Adir Bimelucha", "Chasal Siddur Pesach", "Adir Huh", "Echad Mi Yode'ah" and "Chad gadya". According to H.D. Friedberg (History of Hebrew printing in Central Europe [Hebrew], Antwerp, 1935, p. 33) only the title page was printed in Köln while the rest of the book was printed in Hamburg.
[1], III, [2], 8-91, 7 pp. + [8] pp. of sheet music, 21.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Missing the original cover and the first title page. Many stains. Tears and wear. Detached leaves. Binding worn and detached, reinforced with tape.
Ya'ari 578; Otzar Hahaggadot 799.
The publisher and composer of the sheet music is Isaac Eberst (Offenbach), a cantor in Köln, father of the composer and cellist Jacques Offenbach. The sheet music is for traditional and original melodies to "Hodu", "Adir Bimelucha", "Chasal Siddur Pesach", "Adir Huh", "Echad Mi Yode'ah" and "Chad gadya". According to H.D. Friedberg (History of Hebrew printing in Central Europe [Hebrew], Antwerp, 1935, p. 33) only the title page was printed in Köln while the rest of the book was printed in Hamburg.
[1], III, [2], 8-91, 7 pp. + [8] pp. of sheet music, 21.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Missing the original cover and the first title page. Many stains. Tears and wear. Detached leaves. Binding worn and detached, reinforced with tape.
Ya'ari 578; Otzar Hahaggadot 799.
Passover Haggadot
Passover Haggadot