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    Welcome to this on-line catalog of the music of
    Barry Drogin and Baruch Skeer
    (Not Nice Music is no longer representing their music)


    Due to close of business, the Typhoid Mary/Alamo! CD is no longer being offered for sale (as I would have to collect sales tax).
    The remaining inventory is available for free - just send an appropriate SASE to the address below or arrange to stop on by and pick one up, while supplies last!

    If you merely want to hear what some of the music sounds like...

    On this website you will find the following MP3 recordings:
  • Hoover by Rachel Sheinkin and Barry Drogin (1.9MB), click here for PDF full libretto
  • Alamo! studio excerpt by Barry Drogin (1.4MB)
  • How Do I Love Thee? by Barry Drogin (1.9MB)
    and the following MIDI realization:
  • After from September 11 Songs by Barry Drogin (13KB)

    You can also find these off-site MP3 recordings:
  • Under the Super Dome by Barry Drogin (4.0MB)
  • Requiem for Kalvos & Damian by Baruch Skeer (1.9MB)
    and
  • Alamo! live excerpt and Typhoid Mary Overture by Barry Drogin
  • Yisroayl B'Mitzroyim excerpt and Song of Songs by Baruch Skeer
    on Not Nice Music's MySpace.com website

    Excerpts previously on this site have been removed,
    as longer selections are now available off-site.
  • You can find a RealAudio stream of the music of Barry Drogin:
  • 00:32:00 Love Poems from the Sanskrit
  • 01:02:45 Alamo! (the short version)
  • 01:15:40 NewOp Doo Wop
  • 01:23:28 Three selections from Typhoid Mary
  • 01:50:55 After from September 11 Songs
    and
  • 00:58:25 Amidah by Baruch Skeer
  • 01:35:30 Station ID by Barry Drogin and Baruch Skeer
    while listening to Barry being interviewed about his music.
  • Full transcription (6KB)
  • Complete playlist (7KB)

    To jump around, expand your RealAudio Player to full screen
    - it'll be easier to manipulate the scroll bar. Unlike the MP3s,
    the mono streams are quickly accessible from dial-up.
  • You can find a RealAudio stream of the music of Baruch Skeer:
  • 00:32:04 Song of Songs
  • 00:43:32 One selection from Prélude à l'après-midi Noces
  • 00:50:15 One selection from Love Poems from the Hebrew
  • 01:01:27 Four selections from Love and Idols
  • 01:25:28 Three examples of Yisroayl B'Mitzroyim
  • 01:45:33 Another selection from Love Poems from the Hebrew
    and
  • 01:20:30 Sleep by Baruch Skeer and Barry Drogin
  • 01:36:56 Breakfast from September 11 Songs by Barry Drogin
    while listening to Baruch being interviewed about his music.
  • Full transcription (8KB)
  • Complete playlist (8KB)

    If you can't stream RealAudio, the Barry Drogin and Baruch Skeer interviews are also available in two MP3 formats.

  • a cappella = a Wedding Music = w Jewish Interest = j
    Works for Singers - works for individual singers available legally in two ways:

    FREE works published in PDF on the Internet: Works published AT COST (sample pages available in PDF on the Internet):
    Our composers also work with singers directly as follows:
    It is our policy to never charge individual singers for scores, tapes, CDs, etc., except for reimbursement of the actual costs of materials and shipping. Where available, scores and recordings are transmitted using the Internet.
    Works for Chorus or Choral Ensemble - works for chorus available legally in two ways:

    FREE works published in PDF on the Internet:
    Works published AT COST (sample pages available in PDF on the Internet):
    For religious reasons, Baruch Skeer's works for chorus are all a cappella and use transliterations into English using an original syllabication system that unambiguously clarifies the Hebrew vowel to be sung.
    Works for Music-Theatre
    We use generous grand rights terms for smaller performance groups and community centers that allow for a single payment for unlimited copying and performances.
    a cappella = a Wedding Music = w Jewish Interest = j
    A summary of what's free and what's for sale can be found here.
    Add $2 for shipping and handling.
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    Send checks, made out to Barry Drogin, to

    Barry Drogin
    720 Greenwich Street #5T
    NY, NY 10014 USA
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    Last Updated: July 17, 2011