Old Jewish Folk Music by Mark Slobin

Old Jewish Folk Music by Mark Slobin

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This volume presents a cultural record of the Jewish folk music of Eastern Europe, through the eyes of ethnomusicologist, Moshe Beregovski. It includes contextual responses to Jewish folk music, essays on musical influences, and notes and lyrics of nearly 300 folk songs.

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Old Jewish Folk Music by Mark Slobin

This volume presents a cultural record of the Jewish folk music of Eastern Europe, through the eyes of ethnomusicologist, Moshe Beregovski. It includes contextual responses to Jewish folk music, essays on musical influences, and notes and lyrics of nearly 300 folk songs.

Mark Slobin is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at Wesleyan University. A former president of the Society of Ethnomusicology, Mark Slobin is also the author of Subcultural Sounds: Micromusics of the West, Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate, and Tenement Songs:
The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants.
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ISBN 13 9780815628682
ISBN 10 0815628684
Title Old Jewish Folk Music
Author Mark Slobin
Series Judaic Traditions In Literature Music And Art
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Year published 2000-09-30
Number of pages 598
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.