Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World Book & CD

by Mark Slobin

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"Klezmer" is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before the culture was destroyed in the Holocaust, silenced under Stalin, and lost out to assimilation in America. Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest worldwide with both Jews and non-Jews recreating this restless volatile, and vibrant...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195161807

ISBN13:9780195161809

Release Date:February 2003

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:168 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Ethnic & International Ethnomusicology Folk & Traditional History History & Criticism Music Musical Genres Performing Arts Religious & Sacred Music World

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