Name:
Obadiah The Proselyte
Born:
1100 (Oppido, Italy)
Comment:
After taking vows as a Catholic priest, converted to Judiasm ~1102
Related information in folder 783:
Comments:
1. Article by Pamela Kidron in the Jerusalem Post for week ending June 30, 1990 titled "12th -century Jewish music notation published referring, inter alai, to Obadiah notating Jewish music an the 12th century.

Songs written or composed

Mi Al Har Horev — מי על הר חורב

Also known as:
Eulogy Of Moses
Author:
Obadiah The Proselyte
Composer:
Osherovits, M., arr — אָשעראָװעץ, מ., עיבוד
Genre:
Medieval/Piyyut
Subject:
Moses
Song comment:
"Amt" credited with text in liner notes of CD R-044(a)
Origin:
Alb C-024(a)
Translation:
Alb C-024(a)/R-044(a)

Recordings

On album:
C-024(a) (Chants De L'exil 1200-1600 Boston Camerata Joel Cohen)
Track ID:
10358
Artist:
Boston Camerata
Director:
Rubin, Joel
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Recorded under main title Le Pont Sacre: Juifs Et Chretiens
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Chant
On album:
R-044(c) (Juden im Mittelater-Aus Sepharad und Ashkenas/ Jalda Rebling)
Track ID:
28295
Lute:
Apel, Hans-Werner
Lute:
Maass, Stefan
Violin:
Ansong, Susanne
Harp:
Heller, Sabine
Portativ:
Heller, Veit
Percussion:
Metzler, Michael
Track comment:
Who was as strong and sure in his belief as was Moses on Mount Horev?
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Chant
Length:
04:34