[Avodah] Who First Said It? 9 - No Music during Sefirah

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

Me - RRW:
> ...When did S'fira and music first get linked?

Michael Poppers MPoppers at kayescholer.com
> Initially, IINM, due to not making weddings (which featured music)
> during the timespan in question

It indeed seems so from MGA, Ba'er Hetev and MB that eirusin [or
shidduchin] while muttar should NOT include "Riqqudim and M'cholos"

But this "begs" the question 
Who first "divorced" dancing from this ban and outlawed merely listening
to music during S'fira w/o any dancing?

It does not appear that as late as the MB that music by itself was a problem.

KT
RRW
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