Klezmer!: Jewish Music from Old World to Our WorldThis is a story of survival against all odds, of a musical legacy so potent it can still be heard, despite assimilation and near annihilation. The scratchy, distant sound of early recordings bursts forth with such power that they have formed the soundtrack for an entirely new generation of performers, Jew and non-Jew alike, who have embraced and expanded the klezmer tradition. Through stories, pictures, and a companion CD, this book introduces this most vital musical form to new and old fans alike. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 58
Page 85
... began to sing . It wasn't a song I had ever heard before and I couldn't understand the Hebrew words but I knew he ... began to stomp his feet . Soon , the theater rang with the noise of their shouting and stomping . The aisles began to ...
... began to sing . It wasn't a song I had ever heard before and I couldn't understand the Hebrew words but I knew he ... began to stomp his feet . Soon , the theater rang with the noise of their shouting and stomping . The aisles began to ...
Page 91
... began studying music at age five . In 1896 he began his conservatory studies , graduating with honors at seventeen . Inducted into the czarist army , he was named bandleader of the 150th Infantry , which he headed up for three years ...
... began studying music at age five . In 1896 he began his conservatory studies , graduating with honors at seventeen . Inducted into the czarist army , he was named bandleader of the 150th Infantry , which he headed up for three years ...
Page 118
... began taking lessons from his father , Shloimke , in his early teens , using both the standard published exercise books and bulgars written out by his father . But mostly he learned from playing tunes on the job . The same was true for ...
... began taking lessons from his father , Shloimke , in his early teens , using both the standard published exercise books and bulgars written out by his father . But mostly he learned from playing tunes on the job . The same was true for ...
Contents
In the Beginning | 1 |
Lebn Zol Columbus | 31 |
The Rise of Yiddish Popular Culture | 39 |
Copyright | |
16 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abe Ellstein Abe Schwartz American audience badkhn bar mitzvah began Beregovski Berlin Brooklyn bulgar called Cantor catalog Cherniavsky clarinet clarinetist classical Columbia composer concert Conservatory Dave Tarras discs doina Ellstein ensemble Epstein ethnic Europe European father featured festival fiddle fiddler film freylekhs Gershwin Goldfaden Grine Grupp Gusikov Hasidic Hasidim Hebrew Helfenbein instrument Israeli jazz Jewish music Jewish musicians Jews Joseph Kandel Kapelye KlezKamp Klezmatics Klezmer Band klezmer music klezmer musicians klezmorim label Lebedeff Leess Lower East Side Max Epstein melody Molly Picon Musiker Naftule Brandwein non-Jewish old-time old-time music Olshanetsky orchestra Patinkin performers piano Picon played players popular repertoire Rovne Rumshinsky Russian Secunda Sholom Secunda Sid Beckerman singer singing Sokolow sound star Statman studio style synagogue Thomashefsky traditional tunes vaudeville Victor violin wanted wedding WEVD Yente Yiddish culture Yiddish music Yiddish radio Yiddish songs Yiddish theater YIVO York young Zeyde