[Mus. 49 Text and music of a festive ceremony in honour of the birthday of Friedrich Wilhelm IV]

Call Number: Birnbaum Collection Mus.49 

Attribution: Unknown 

Place: Prussia 

Date: 1840 

Physical Description: Ink on paper; 4 folios 1 score ; 27.5 x 23 cm. 

Subject: Hazzan & MeshorerimSimhat Torah 

Description: 

The manuscript text is in Hebrew (with Judeo-German rubrics) and German. The date of the ceremony was Monday, October 15th, 1840. It was celebrated in the synagogue of an unknown Prussian community. Notable members of the community are mentioned in the text as well. 

Attached to this manuscript is a folio (16.5 x 10 cm) with a prayer in Hebrew for the Bridegrooms of the Law (ḥatan torah and ḥatan bereshit). 

 

Manuscript Link: https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1061505799