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Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… obsessed with copyrights, refused permissions to third parties even to cite a few words from his lyrics. As a … early years by Ian Whitcomb (1987), still one of the most musically literate surveys, and a journalistic rehash of the … as a given Berlin’s permanent place in the pantheon of American song, if not song in general. It's now 30 years …
Maoz Tzur: The Mystifying Wandering of a Hanukkah Anthem
… presented by Prof. Edwin Seroussi on December 13, 2020 as part of a American Friends of the Hebrew University program, examines … Prof. Seroussi offers a master class on contemporary Jewish music scholarship and methodology. … Hanukkah … Chanukkah …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… for us”) by Yosef Shalom Gallego. Born in Saloniki (then part of the Ottoman Empire) in the last third of the … the memory of this remarkable Sarajevo-born Sephardic-American artist. Jagoda, slightly later in her life, became … patterns animate its language, poetical structure and musical setting, as seen below. Purim, Purim Lanu (Ladino …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… In 1979 Esther Warkov , a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of … of these musicians moved to Israel in the early 1950s, part of the Jewish exodus from Arab lands, which had become …
Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
… Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras . Syracuse: … York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century completes an American klezmer trilogy of sorts, alongside Hankus Netsky’s … between aging players and enthusiastic young musicians starting around the 1970s. Beginning with an archive of 78 rpm …
Book Review: Charles B. Hersch, Jews and Jazz Improvising Ethnicity
… written an informative and penetrating history of Jews in American jazz music, which should become a first stop for those wishing to … pianist Willie “The Lion” Smith, an African-American, starts an enthusiastic conversation with bandleader Artie Shaw …
Jewish Music Collections at the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in Kyiv
… Jewish Music Collections of the Vernadsky National Library of … collection continue to this day, three decades after it started. The Jewish Music Research Centre (JMRC) is one of the … Librarian and Director of the Archive of Folk Song at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, about …
Ethiopian Jews in Israel - a Musical Ethnography
… Jewish-Ethiopian crafts (weaving, pottery, basketry) and music. The neighborhood had grown around an absorption … camps in Sudan—was housed in a nearby abandoned kindergarten. The center became home to older men who spun cloth on … and Chaim Rosen, 1994, “Ethiopian Jews in Israel.” The American Jewish Year Book 94:59-109. Kaufman Shelemay, Kay, …
Curt Sachs
… Born in Berlin, Sachs studied piano, music theory and composition as a youth in that city. He began a career as an art historian, but promptly became more devoted to music, … Sachs (1881-1959): A Memorial Address'. Journal of the American Musicological Society 11, No. 1 ( 1958): 1-5. …
Pete Sokolow
… in the Catskills span older and newer generations of Jewish musicians. Sokolow has played with many major figures in … dedicated to the music of Dave Tarras . Biography from The American Folklife Center . Interviews with Pete Sokolow: … his life and career . At the honored evening by the Yiddish Artists & Friends Actors Club for his artistry and …