I never knew that there were any Jewish musicians in Late Renaissance, so it was

pleasing to read the book and learn new facts. As I was reading, I also discovered that

there were some Jewish musicians whom I have heard of, but never realized that they

were Jewish such as Ernest Bloch, Leonard Bernstein, and Mahler. I was surprised to

find that even one of my favorite composers, Mendelssohn, was Jewish-born, but

converted his origins because of discrimination against the Jews in Europe.

There were Jewish musicians before Salamone Rossi, but Rossi was the first of

them to leave a memorable imprint on European music history as a composer. Although

not much is known about Rossi as a man, Rossi differs from his Jewish ancestor and

contemporaries in having a somewhat fragmentary biography in leaving behind thirteen

As a Jewish composer who identified with the community but composed for a

largely Christian audience, Rossi moved between two audiences who had their own

author was asking questions when he should have been answering them. It is not clear

He also published four instrumental collections (130 instrumental works) for

had no background knowledge of Jewish musicians and how they worked in Late

why he objected to [in The Songs of Solomon ]. Was it that the singers performed

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