The Book of Klezmer by Yale Strom
Klezmer is Yiddish music, the music of the Jews of Europe and America, a music of laughter and tears, of weddings and festivals, of dancing and prayer. Born in the Middle Ages, it came of age in the shtetl (the Eastern European Jewish country town), where a wedding without klezmer is worse than a funeral without tears. Most of the European klezmorim (klezmer players) were murdered in the Holocaust; in the last 25 years, however, klezmer has been reborn, with dozens of groups, often mixing klezmer with jazz or rock, gaining large followings throughout the world. The Book of Klezmer traces the music's entire history, making use of extensive documentary material; interviews with forgotten klezmorim as well as luminaries such as Theodore Bikel, Leonard Nimoy, Joel Grey, Andy Statman, and John Zorn; and dozens of illuminating, stirring, and previously unpublished photographs.
"A remarkably entertaining and carefully documented study" -- Choice. "A real treat... Mr Strom is a real storyteller... the reading is fun, easy and it's a quick read." -- Book & Score Reviews. "Strom uses an artist's hand... and shows that a history of art can be a work of art as well." -- Jewish Bulletin. "There is a wealth of information in 'The Book of Klezmer', much of it never before gathered in one volume." -- Sing Out.
Strom, Yale: - Yale Strom is one of the world's leading ethnographers of klezmer culture. He has been doing field research in Central and Eastern Europe on the topic since 1981.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781556524455 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556524455 |
| Title | The Book of Klezmer |
| Author | Yale Strom |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2002-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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