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Jewish instrumental folk music : the collections and writings of Moshe Beregovski / translated and edited by Mark Slobin, Robert A. Rothstein, and Michael Alpert ; annotations by Michael Alpert ; with a foreword by Izaly Zemtsovsky ; in collaboration with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Russian Institute for the Study of the Arts.

Format Audio (CD), Musical Score, Print, and Musical Sound Recording
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoSyracuse, NY : Syracuse University Press, 2001.
Description1 score (xix, 264 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).
Subject(s)
Klezmer music--Ukraine --Scores.
Klezmer music--Ukraine --History and criticism.
Jews--Ukraine --Music.
Jews--Ukraine --Music --History and criticism.
Jews--Europe, Eastern --Music --History and criticism.
Jews--Europe, Eastern --Music.
Instrumental music--Europe, Eastern --History and criticism.
Instrumental music--Europe, Eastern --Scores.
Other author/creatorBeregovskiĭ, M. (Moiseĭ), 1892-1961.
Other author/creatorSlobin, Mark, translator, editor.
Other author/creatorRothstein, Robert A. (Robert Allen), translator, editor.
Other author/creatorAlpert, Michael, 1945- translator, editor.
Other author/creatorYivo Institute for Jewish Research.
Series Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art
Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art. ^A409019
Contents Foreword / Izaly Zemtsovsky -- Instrumental music as a component of Jewish folklore -- Characteristics of klezmer music -- Modes -- Characteristics of klezmer interpretation -- Klezmorim in the nineteenth century -- How klezmorim learned to play -- A klezmer personality of the last quarter of the nineteenth century -- Amateur musicians in Jewish life -- Appendixes. Performers, time and place of recordings, and original pitches ; Transcriptions and transcribers ; Discography of Beregovski tunes appearing on 78 rpm recordings -- Music selections -- Extended musical selections -- Short inventory of opening phrases -- Compact disc contents and program notes.
Abstract Moshe Beregovski's collection of klezmer tunes is the only such treasury collected under expert fieldwork conditions before World War II. It represents the full range of melodies dating back to the late nineteenth century as played by surviving musicians in Stalinist times in the Ukraine. This unique and unparalleled collection of klezmer music contributes to our understanding of a musical and cultural movement that has become widely appreciated and emulated across the world today. The introduction is the best single essay available on early-twentieth-century klezmer lifestyle and performance practice. This first English-language edition includes sheet music and extensive annotation by Michael Alpert, a pioneer klezmer researcher, and contains tunes not previously available in print, as well as a foreword by Russian scholar Izaly Zemtsovsky.
Local noteJoyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY CD-5659.
General noteKlezmer music from Ukraine; unaccompanied melodies.
General noteIncludes list of compact disc contents and program notes (pages 261-264).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 61-64) and discography of Beregovski tunes appearing on 78 rpm recordings (page 47).
LCCN 2001275921
ISBN0815628900
ISBN9780815628903
ISBN0815606915 (pbk.)
ISBN9780815606918 (pbk.)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk CD-5659 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks M1764 .J49 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold
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