Summary: “Jewish Inspirations” We often talk of musical traditions in the context of national music, or national schools. We also sometimes talk of music as either sacred or secular. I’m not quite sure where to place music of Hebraic or Jewish inspiration in those contexts – are we talking about a tradition, or a form of religious music? None of the pieces I selected to mark the Jewish feast of Rosh Hashana are in my view religious in nature, but they do share the common distinctive sound, at times “schmaltzy” we associate with the Jewish musical tradition.
