The bane of my existence is having to write “folk”, “Israeli”, or “trad.” at the top of music I arrange for choir. I do my best to find the composers and lyricists, but it’s often not possible. Still, sometimes I start with a photocopy of a photocopy, the top of which says trad or folk, and after some Internet searching, I find an actual composer. Then I’m glad to add my name as “arranger” to an attributed piece.
Cantor, this is really fascinating. Even though I'm aware of the directive of the Mishnah to quote in someone's name, and the role of the Stammaim, I never pondered the paradox between the emphasis on credit and the purposeful anonymity of rabbinic texts. I'm also always very interested in learning about who composed those "traditional" tunes that we think came from Sinai.
In a related vein, as a nature photographer, I've been thinking about how seldom photographers are credited, so I appreciate that you have properly credited your photos.
Thanks, Rabbi! I'm sure there are other authors who have spoken about the stamma'im and countervailing forces to "b'shem omro" -- I'm certainly curious about it beyond my armchair observation. And yes -- happy to give photo credit as well "b'shem m'tzalmo" :)
The bane of my existence is having to write “folk”, “Israeli”, or “trad.” at the top of music I arrange for choir. I do my best to find the composers and lyricists, but it’s often not possible. Still, sometimes I start with a photocopy of a photocopy, the top of which says trad or folk, and after some Internet searching, I find an actual composer. Then I’m glad to add my name as “arranger” to an attributed piece.
Thanks, kol hakavod for the teaching
Thanks!
Cantor, this is really fascinating. Even though I'm aware of the directive of the Mishnah to quote in someone's name, and the role of the Stammaim, I never pondered the paradox between the emphasis on credit and the purposeful anonymity of rabbinic texts. I'm also always very interested in learning about who composed those "traditional" tunes that we think came from Sinai.
In a related vein, as a nature photographer, I've been thinking about how seldom photographers are credited, so I appreciate that you have properly credited your photos.
Thanks, Rabbi! I'm sure there are other authors who have spoken about the stamma'im and countervailing forces to "b'shem omro" -- I'm certainly curious about it beyond my armchair observation. And yes -- happy to give photo credit as well "b'shem m'tzalmo" :)