Cohen, Judith. "The Bergamasca: Some Jewish Links?" Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music Research Center, vol. VII (2002).
The Bergamasca: Some Jewish Links?
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A connection between the bergamasca, the popular Renaissance dance, and Jewish synagogue music? The idea had first been suggested by Eduard Birnbaum in his biography of Salamone Rossi (Birnbaum 1893: 31-32) and re-echoed by Eric Werner over 80 years later in A Voice Still Heard (Werner 1976: 96-98, 266). The following is an attempt to examine the history of the bergamasca and its links - hypothetical as well as confirmed - with Jewish music.