Opening Concert, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa.
Jewish Music Days at the University of Haifa
Jewish Music Days at the University of HaifaWORKS BY SALOMONE ROSSIOpening Concert, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa.Opening Concert, performed by Adi Choir, Cappelletta Choir , Thalamus Vocal Quartet and directed by maestro Yuval Rabin.Salamone Rossi or Salomone Rossi (Hebrew: סלומונה רוסי or שלמה מן האדומים) (Salamon, Schlomo; de' Rossi) (ca. 1570 – 1630) was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer. He was a transitional figure between the late Italian Renaissance period and early Baroque. His first published work (released in 1589) was a collection of 19 canzonettes, short, dance-like compositions for a trio of voices with lighthearted, amorous lyrics. Rossi also flourished in his composition of more serious madrigals, combining the poetry of the greatest poets of the day (e.g. Guarini, Marino, Rinaldi, and Celiano) with his melodies. In 1600, in the first two of his five madrigal books, Rossi published the earliest continuo madrigals, an innovation which partially defined the beginning of the Baroque era in music; these particular compositions included tablature for chitarrone. Rossi published 150 secular works in Italian. He also published a collection of Jewish liturgical music, השירים אשר לשלמה (Ha-shirim asher li-Shlomo, The Songs of Solomon) in 1623. This was written in the Baroque tradition and (almost) entirely unconnected to traditional Jewish cantorial music. This was an unprecedented development in synagogal music. The biblical Song of Solomon does not appear within The Songs of Solomon, hence the name is probably a pun on Rossi's first name. Rossi set many Biblical Hebrew texts to music in their original Hebrew language, which makes him unique among Baroque composers. His vocal music resembles that of Claudio Monteverdi and Luigi Rossi, but its lyrics are in Hebrew.For further info and tickets, please contact the University of Haifa either at ymfisher@netvision.net.il or at 050-6770420.Please, follow this link to download the complete program of the festival.Monday, February 16th, 2015, at 18:00Haifa UniversityHecht Auditorium, Main Building