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Klezmer - written resources

© Ilana Cravitz January 2004

Beregovski + Slobin et al: Jewish Instrumental Folk Music (Syraceuse University Press, 2001). Tunes. Comes with CD. New edition of book below, leaves out the songs and has many more tunes and revised introduction

Beregovski ed. Slobin: Old Jewish Folk Music (Syraceuse University Press, 2000). Tunes and Yiddish songs (see below)

Idelsohn: volumes of Jewish music from all traditions

Kammen Folios 1, 2, 5 and 9 (J&J Kammen Music Co., New York)

Kostakowsky, ed. Horowitz: The Ultimate Klezmer (New York, 1916/Tara Publications, 2001)

Yaakov Mazor: The Klezmer Tradition in the Land of Israel, Transcriptions and Commentaries (The Jewish Music Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 2000 - includes CD)

Stacy Phillips: Mel Bay's Klezmer Collection (Mel Bay Publications, 1996)

Henry Sapoznik: The Compleat Klezmer (Tara Publications, 1987 - includes CD) and the Klezmer Plus! Folio (Tara Publications, 1991)

German Goldenshteyn: Shpilt Klezmorimlach Klingen Zoln di Gesalach Vol. 1 & 2 (New York, 2001 & 2002). Available via www.swingklezmer.com

Other books and articles

Beregovski ed. Slobin: Old Jewish Folk Music (Syraceuse University Press, 2000). The Collections and Writings of Moshe Beregovski. Contains article 'The Altered Dorian Scale in Jewish Folk Music'

Walter Zev Feldman: Bulgareasca/Bulgarish/Bulgar: The Transformation of a Klezmer Dance Genre (Ethnomusicology, Vol. 38 No. 1, Winter 1994). Also on sound archive as www.ivritype.com/ashkenaz/sounds.html#feldman31

Henry Sapoznik: Klezmer! (1999)

Guy Schalom: Overview of Rhythms and Percussion Instruments used in Jewish Music (2001)

And of course, CD cover notes!

Websites with klezmer history and performance information

www.dinayekapelye.com
www.budowitz.com
www.braveoldworld.com

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