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Robert Lachmannâs Letters to Henry George Farmer (from 1923 to 1938)
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Robert Lachmannâs letters to Henry George Farmer, from the years 1923-38, provide insightful glimpses into his life and his progressive research projects. From an historical perspective, they offer critical data concerning the development of comparative musicology as it evolved in Germany during the early decades of the twentieth century. The fact that Lachmann sought contact with Farmer can be explained from their mutual, yet diverse interests in Arab music, particularly as they were then considered to be the foremost European scholars in the field. During the 1932 Cairo International Congress on Arab Music, they were selected as presidents of their respective committees.
Israel J. Katz, Ph.D. (1967), University of California at Los Angeles, is a Research Associate at the University of California at Davis. He has published monographs, articles, and a bibliography on Spanish tradition-al folk music and dances. His latest publication dealt with Henry George Farmer and the First International Congress of Arab Music (Cairo 1932) (Brill 2015).
Contents
Foreword
Israel J. Katz
Preface
Sheila M. Craik
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
1 The Berlin Years (1892-1935)
â1.1âIntroduction
â1.2âFrom his Birth through his Formative Years (1892-1911)
â1.3âGraduation from the Gymnasium, Courses at Berlin Univ., Military Service, and Degree in Librarianship (1911-8)
â1.4âReturn to Civilian Life, Berlin Univ., the Phonogrammarchiv, Attainment of his Doctorate, Librarianship, and Fieldwork in Algeria and Tunisia (1918-27)
â1.5âAppointment as Music Librarian at the Preussische Staatsbibliothek, and Additional Fieldwork in Tunisia and Algeria (1927-30)
â1.6âFrom the First Mention of the Cairo Congress of Arab Music (Feb. 1930) to his Participation (Mar.-Apr. 1932) and Egyptian Fieldwork (Apr.-May 1932)
â1.7âPost-Congress Visit of Johannes Wolf and Kurt Schindler to Jerusalem, where they met with Judah L. Magnes (April 1932)
â1.8âDismissal from the Staatsbibliothek (Berlin 1933)
â1.9âInitial Contacts with Judah L. Magnes at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1934-5)
2 The Jerusalem Years (1935-1939)
â2.1âBackground
â2.2âLachmannâs Initial Academic Year at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1935-6) [Oct. 22âJune 28]
â2.3âSecond Academic Year (1936-7) [Oct. 11âJune 24]
â2.4âLachmannâs Students at the Archive for Oriental Music (Jerusalem)
â2.5âThe Oriental Music Broadcasts (Nov. 1936âApr. 1937)
â2.6âThe World Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine (WCJMP) (1936-9)
â2.7âBoundary-Crossing, Brith Shalom, Stefan Wolpe, and Music Education
â2.8âThird Academic Year (1937-8) [Sept. 30âJuly 10]
â2.9âFourth Academic Year (1938-9) [Oct. 8âJuly 17]
â2.10âLast Weeks in Jerusalem (1939)
3 Lachmannâs Letters to Henry George Farmer [FC 467/1-90]
â3.1âFrom his Years in Berlin (1923-35)
â3.2âFrom his Years in Jerusalem, Palestine (1935-8)
â3.3âLetters from Edith Gerson-Kiwi to Henry George Farmer (1945-7)
Appendix 1: âLachmannâs Published Works, Reviews, Lectures, and Unpublished Manuscripts
â1â1923-35 (from his Berlin Years)
â2â1935-8 (from his Jerusalem Years)
â3âLectures
â4âPosthumous Works
Appendix 2:âLachmannâs Sole Transcription of a Tunisian Wedding Song that was Included in E. Ubach and E. Rackow, Sitte und Recht in Nordafrika, Stuttgart 1923, 244-5
Appendix 3:âLachmannâs Transcriptions for Albert von Le Coqâs Von Land und Leuten in Ostturkistan. Bericht und Abenteuer der 4. Deutschen Turfanexpedition. Leipzig 1928
Appendix 4:âLachmannâs Transcription of a) MesÊ¿ud Djemilâs Call to Prayer (adhÄn) and b) Instrumental Piece (BeÅrew Salim Bey) from his Musik des Orients, Breslau 1929
Appendix 5:âLachmannâs Doctoral Diploma (Mar. 11, 1922) (LA F 07)
Appendix 6:âWhat Do We Know about Kurt Schindler?
Appendix 7:âJohannes Wolfâs Letter to Friedrich Smend (Nov. 1, 1933)
Appendix 8:âLachmann and Zionism
Appendix 9:âMagnesâ October 29th Communication Published by the Jewish Telegraph Agency (Nov. 11, 1934, p.â¯3)
Appendix 10:âNews Item from the Universityâs June 1934 Information Bulletin Concerning Lachmannâs Archive
Appendix 11:âThree Judeo-Spanish Lyric Songs, from the Lachmann Archive, National Library of Israel
Appendix 12:âStefan Wolpe: A Biographical Sketch of his European Years
Appendix 13:âLetter from Yiska Idelsohn to Prof. Harry Torczyner
Bibliography
General Index
Foreword
Israel J. Katz
Preface
Sheila M. Craik
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
1 The Berlin Years (1892-1935)
â1.1âIntroduction
â1.2âFrom his Birth through his Formative Years (1892-1911)
â1.3âGraduation from the Gymnasium, Courses at Berlin Univ., Military Service, and Degree in Librarianship (1911-8)
â1.4âReturn to Civilian Life, Berlin Univ., the Phonogrammarchiv, Attainment of his Doctorate, Librarianship, and Fieldwork in Algeria and Tunisia (1918-27)
â1.5âAppointment as Music Librarian at the Preussische Staatsbibliothek, and Additional Fieldwork in Tunisia and Algeria (1927-30)
â1.6âFrom the First Mention of the Cairo Congress of Arab Music (Feb. 1930) to his Participation (Mar.-Apr. 1932) and Egyptian Fieldwork (Apr.-May 1932)
â1.7âPost-Congress Visit of Johannes Wolf and Kurt Schindler to Jerusalem, where they met with Judah L. Magnes (April 1932)
â1.8âDismissal from the Staatsbibliothek (Berlin 1933)
â1.9âInitial Contacts with Judah L. Magnes at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1934-5)
2 The Jerusalem Years (1935-1939)
â2.1âBackground
â2.2âLachmannâs Initial Academic Year at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1935-6) [Oct. 22âJune 28]
â2.3âSecond Academic Year (1936-7) [Oct. 11âJune 24]
â2.4âLachmannâs Students at the Archive for Oriental Music (Jerusalem)
â2.5âThe Oriental Music Broadcasts (Nov. 1936âApr. 1937)
â2.6âThe World Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine (WCJMP) (1936-9)
â2.7âBoundary-Crossing, Brith Shalom, Stefan Wolpe, and Music Education
â2.8âThird Academic Year (1937-8) [Sept. 30âJuly 10]
â2.9âFourth Academic Year (1938-9) [Oct. 8âJuly 17]
â2.10âLast Weeks in Jerusalem (1939)
3 Lachmannâs Letters to Henry George Farmer [FC 467/1-90]
â3.1âFrom his Years in Berlin (1923-35)
â3.2âFrom his Years in Jerusalem, Palestine (1935-8)
â3.3âLetters from Edith Gerson-Kiwi to Henry George Farmer (1945-7)
Appendix 1: âLachmannâs Published Works, Reviews, Lectures, and Unpublished Manuscripts
â1â1923-35 (from his Berlin Years)
â2â1935-8 (from his Jerusalem Years)
â3âLectures
â4âPosthumous Works
Appendix 2:âLachmannâs Sole Transcription of a Tunisian Wedding Song that was Included in E. Ubach and E. Rackow, Sitte und Recht in Nordafrika, Stuttgart 1923, 244-5
Appendix 3:âLachmannâs Transcriptions for Albert von Le Coqâs Von Land und Leuten in Ostturkistan. Bericht und Abenteuer der 4. Deutschen Turfanexpedition. Leipzig 1928
Appendix 4:âLachmannâs Transcription of a) MesÊ¿ud Djemilâs Call to Prayer (adhÄn) and b) Instrumental Piece (BeÅrew Salim Bey) from his Musik des Orients, Breslau 1929
Appendix 5:âLachmannâs Doctoral Diploma (Mar. 11, 1922) (LA F 07)
Appendix 6:âWhat Do We Know about Kurt Schindler?
Appendix 7:âJohannes Wolfâs Letter to Friedrich Smend (Nov. 1, 1933)
Appendix 8:âLachmann and Zionism
Appendix 9:âMagnesâ October 29th Communication Published by the Jewish Telegraph Agency (Nov. 11, 1934, p.â¯3)
Appendix 10:âNews Item from the Universityâs June 1934 Information Bulletin Concerning Lachmannâs Archive
Appendix 11:âThree Judeo-Spanish Lyric Songs, from the Lachmann Archive, National Library of Israel
Appendix 12:âStefan Wolpe: A Biographical Sketch of his European Years
Appendix 13:âLetter from Yiska Idelsohn to Prof. Harry Torczyner
Bibliography
General Index
The Berlin-born comparative musicologist Robert Lachmann (1892-1939) shares his studies of North African and Palestine musical traditions in his correspondence with the noted Scottish Arabist Henry George Farmer (from 1923 to 1938).