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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"Meldon" |
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31 Jan 2008 11:07:56 PM |
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The Minor Scale is Jewish - Whaaa???? |
That's twice now on two separate episodes of "Soundtrack of the Century",
broadcast on PBS, that claims the minor scale is jewish!
The first, Michael Feinstein commenting on a popular George Gershwin song,
recites the melody, repeats it using "nyada dyada dyada" sounds then claims
"this is jewish". (My jaw dropped.)
The second was Leslie Gore describing the beginning of the hit she recorded,
"Don't Tell me What to Do", and described the beginning melody in a minor
scale as, "a Israeli lament".
I guess by the same logic Al Gore invented the internet.
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| User: "Day Brown" |
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| Title: Re: The Minor Scale is Jewish - Whaaa???? |
01 Feb 2008 10:29:29 PM |
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On Jan 31, 11:07 pm, "Meldon" <mel...@meldon.com> wrote:
That's twice now on two separate episodes of "Soundtrack of the Century",
broadcast on PBS, that claims the minor scale is jewish!
The first, Michael Feinstein commenting on a popular George Gershwin song,
recites the melody, repeats it using "nyada dyada dyada" sounds then claims
"this is jewish". (My jaw dropped.)
The second was Leslie Gore describing the beginning of the hit she recorded,
"Don't Tell me What to Do", and described the beginning melody in a minor
scale as, "a Israeli lament".
I guess by the same logic Al Gore invented the internet.
Depends on how you define 'Jewish'. The Askenazic Jews are the
descendents of the Khazar elites who converted to Judaism in the late
8th and early 9th century after, understandably, becoming disgusted
with Christianity and Islam. At the time, they lived north of the
Black and Caspian Seas, but originallly were Sogdians driven out by
Moslems from their Silk Road cities and businesses.
They brought the minor scale, and many other Oriental traditions with
them into Europe.
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