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Semele (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Escalerica l’hizo (La escalera de las bendiciones + La llamada a la morena + La nave por partir)
This song consisting of disconnected strophes, similar or identical to those in the…
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019…
Polonaise
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Mir trogn a gezang! Favorite Songs of Our Generation with Yiddish texts and music, parallel transliterations, historical background, synopses, guitar chords
Introduction by Theodore Bikel, illustrations by Cecelia G. Waletsky.
Yiddish title:…
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
On March 15, 1899, the distinguished scholar, cantor, composer and avid manuscript…
הקושיה הנושנה (שיר-עם)
Di alte kashe (volkslied)
The Old Question (folksong)
19. Josepf the Righteous (Yossef HaTzaddiq)
A performance of three related and sometimes separate songs about Joseph, sung for…
Berukhim atem qehal emmunai
An old Sephardi piyyut for circumcision, it is sung by the congregation as the child to…