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Taksim (LKT)
… after such improvisations comes a frejlaxs in 2/4) were played.The younger klezmorim don’t even recognize the concept of taksim ; they have played doinas instead of taksims since the beginning of the … in addition to the fiddler, the clarinet or flute used to play solos at table.” Beregovski 1937 [= Beregovski/Slobin …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… specifically bears on Unger. The assertion that Jewishness played a key role in Unger’s life in Canada is … will suffice here to focus on the role the figure of Mahler plays in Tesler-Mabé’s narrative. Mahler surely looms large … beyond the performance of Jewishness. But Mahler probably played a role in Unger’s attempt to situate himself as a …
Moshe Wilensky
… Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the piano at home. He later pursued formal piano … Haruhot " ("All the Spirits"), co-founded by the poet and playwright Avraham Shlonsky. For this theater, he composed … and a Plate") and " Elimelech ." He later composed musical plays such as " Fishka " (1967), based on Mendele the …
Joel Walbe
Joel Walbe was born in Shepetovka, Volhynia (today Ukraine). As a boy, his education was…
Andalusian Nuba
… Tradition 1. Introduction 1: M'shaliya- The orchestra plays a few pieces in order to tune their instruments and to … character of this part is free. Sometimes soloist musicians play parts of this introduction in a free improvisation. 2. Introduction 2: Tuashia – the orchestra plays a few pieces that have a structured rhythmic …

Hora (LKT)
… Recording references included). “The hora Leon [Schwartz] plays [here] is a version of one of the most common … to read in 3/4...The backup rhythm is distinguished by playing on the first and third beats, omitting the second - … intrinsic to the hora dance form. It was the kind of tune played to accompany the bridal part home...[H. Kandel, …
Yosef Hadar
… which consisted of violins, mandolins and a solo harmonica played by Shabtay Portugaly, a famous piano tuner of the … , Paul Ben-Haim and Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra violin player Shlomo Bor. Hadar returned to Ohel Shem High School …
Jewish Music Collections at the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in Kyiv
… access to the Kyiv collections. The JMRC will continue to play a role in the integration of the Kyiv collection within …

Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… recording references included). “‘Dem Reben Khusid’... was played at freylakh tempo in 1923 by... Naftule Brandwein … included). “‘Der Glater Bulgar’... is based on the playing of Dave Tarras... Though set at a freylakh speed the … “Khosid Dance. This tune is adapted from the violin playing of Csaba Okros [Transylvania]... The melody was …