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Bulgareasca/ Bulgarish/ Bulgar: the Transformation of a Klezmer Dance Genre
… Outline of the article: Klezmer music Classification of the Klezmer Genres Bulgareasca, … Europe … Bulgar … Classification … East … Genre … Klezmer … American … Bulgarish … American Klezmer Music … …

A Tickle in the Heart, The Epstein Brothers Klezmer Music Legends
… the remarkable Epstein brothers - Max, Julie and Willie - Klezmer music legends on a joyous international comeback tour. The Epstein Brothers used to earn a living as Klezmer musicians in Brooklyn. Now that they have retired in …
The Epstein Brothers Orchestra: Kings of Freylekh Land
… The dynamic and multi-faceted music of the Epstein Brothers, stars of 'A Tickle in the … for the Arts, represents an exciting journey into the American-Jewish musical and cultural experience of the past 100 years. Max Epstein ranks as one of the greatest klezmer clarinetists of this century. Max and his brothers …

Old Jewish Folk Music: The Collections and Writings of Moshe Beregovski
… A pioneer American reprint of Beregovski’s music anthologies of Yiddish songs, klezmer tunes and Hassidic nigunnim coupled with translation …

Uncle Moses
… film, based on Shalom Asch's novel, was one of the first American Yiddish films. It deals with many of the issues … themes, especially the latter, are expressed through the music of the film. One example is the niggun that Uncle … There is a long wedding sequence where music, such as the klezmer tune the Heisser Bulgar is performed. Additionally, …

A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden
… This film documents the American klezmer music revival that began in the mid 1970s and the bands, …
Harry Kandel
… Harry Kandel was an American clarinetist and bandleader, one of the pioneers of modern klezmer music. He ran an orchestra which consisted of a variety of …
Joseph Moskowitz
… Joseph Moskowitz born in Romania. He was an American cimbalom player, and a recording artist in New York … the twentieth century. He was a descendant of a family of klezmer musicians and was among the most well-known American …

Yiddish – The Mame Loshn (Yiddish - the Mother Tongue)
… as a result of different factors, such as the Holocaust, American assimilation, and Zionism's insistance on Hebrew as … of the culture are discussed such as film, poetry and music. There are a few scenes in the film where … The Klezmorim, who were among pioneers of the late 1970s klezmer revival is shown performing and the band's leader, …
James Loeffler
… Ph.D. Columbia University, (2006), Dissertation: 'The Most Musical Nation: Jews, Culture and Nationalism in the Late … Director, Vice-academic co-chair, Jewish Music Forum of the American Society for Jewish Music (New York); Research … Jewish composers; music in Yiddish culture; history of klezmer music in Eastern Europe and the United States. … …