Overall, this investigation confirmed that music is universal regardless of culture. Although Tchaikovsky and Idelsohn were from very different cultural backgrounds and composed different genres, their music has many similarities. I found it very interesting that a folk tune could have a similar motivic development to that of one of the most famous symphonies of all time. A struggle I encountered was finding an original transposition of Havah Negilah. However, after lots of research, I was able to find the handwritten manuscript and the first recording of it! Another struggle I had, was analyzing Havah Nagilah. Because it is so short and musically simple, I had trouble trying to find links between it and Symphony No. 5. However, after finding the original manuscript, I found many similarities, links, between it and Symphony No. 5.
Starting this investigation, I knew that I wanted to use Symphony No. 5 but I chose Havah Nagilah at random. Being Jewish, I have grown up hearing the tune and I thought it would be interesting to compare it to one of my favorite pieces. From this investigation I feel that I have grown as a musician because I now know how to evaluate and compare to very different pieces of music. I have used this new skill in my every day practicing. I may start a new piece and think about how the structure or the harmonic structure is similar to that of another piece I have played. Ultimately, through this investigation, I have been pushed to question why music sounds a certain way and now, I am able to give what I feel is an adequate answer.