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Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… in their corpus: tunes of local Mediterranean origin, klezmer tunes, and melodies of Yiddish popular and Hebrew … was less prominent in eastern Europe, where the art of klezmer, i.e., the traditional instrumentalist, was not … of the nigunim tradition. Nigunim composed by special musicians who were engaged by the Hasidic court, like Tolner …
Sarah Gorby
… and the Americas, often collaborating with other renowned musicians and cultural figures. Her concerts were renowned … music lovers alike. Sources Rogovoy, Seth. The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul … 2000. Slobin, Mark. Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World . Oxford University Press, 2002. Rubin, Ruth. …
Moshe "Musa" Berlin
… (Musa) berlin is a clarinet player and one of the leading Klezmer musicians in Israel. He was born in 1938 in Tel Aviv to a … then, it has been his main instrument. Musa’s interest in Klezmer music started at a young age, with annual visits to …
Nitzan Hen Razael
… folk music and for many years, accompanied famous Israeli musicians such as Ehud Banay, Shuli Rand, Habrera Hativeet … character, and include Israeli song and piyyut alongside klezmer pieces, stories, and original material. In 2008, he …
Pete Sokolow
… Pete Sokolow, a Brooklyn native, is a jazz and klezmer pianist and reed player whose klezmer roots in the Catskills span older and newer generations of Jewish musicians. Sokolow has played with many major figures in …
Jewish Music Collections at the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in Kyiv
… the Kyiv collection] has attracted the attention of musicians and scholars of Jewish music ever since they … collection have emerged legally in the website of the Klezmer Institute as an open digital humanities platform. …
Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
… Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule … . Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2020. New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century completes an American … overlap between aging players and enthusiastic young musicians starting around the 1970s. Beginning with an …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… mid-century Yiddish secular culture, the contemporary klezmer scene, and even into modern synagogue liturgical … songs. One can hardly find a gathering of Yiddish or klezmer musicians that does not include a heartfelt sing-a-long of …

As If It Were Yesterday
… (recording no. 4090) of music from some of the contemporary klezmer scene's most prominent bands and musicians. … 2 … Klezmer Music: A Marriage of Heaven and Earth … Klezmer …

Zemerl (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of … on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations … Alpert, Rubin 1989 . ( Recording referenes included). “The musicians’ work would begin on Saturday night before the …