Judas Maccabeus: An Oratorio for Children by Binder, Abraham Wolf - 1923

New York; Bloch Pub. Co, 1919. Original wraps. 4to. 31 pages. 27 cm. First edition. Music and libretto by Abraham Wolf Binder, Musical Director of the Y. M. H. A. , and Jewish Center, New York City. Judas Maccabeus, An Oratorio in Two Parts. Judas Maccabeus "was successfully produced three months after it was composed. It was enthusiastically received by all who heard it. The children comprised the chorus and soloists, and a special orchestral arrangement was played by the Y. M. H. A. Symphony Club. This work can be given as an opera (with action accompanying the music) , or as an oratorio without action. " (Preface) Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1966) "was an American Jewish composer and scholar active in the intellectual and artistic Jewish music circles of early 20th-century New York. Revered alike as a composer, pedagogue, and writer, Binder also founded the Jewish Music Forum. ...As a composer, Binder is remembered chiefly for his numerous liturgical choral settings, which include many individual… Read More