American Klezmer: Its Roots and Offshoots
by Slobin, Mark, ed
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Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities, bound in black cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. A fine collection of essays about American klezmer music, its roots, its evolution, and its spirited revitalization. The contributors include Hankus Netsky, Robert A. Rothstein, James Loeffler, Michael Alpert, Walter ZXev Feldman, Barbara Kirshenblatt-GImblett, Henry Sapoznik, Marion Jacobsen and Alicia Svigals, who theorize and provide empirical data about leading klezmer musicians and the social and cultural history of the musical form. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. vii, 1-245 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Title
- American Klezmer: Its Roots and Offshoots
- Author
- Slobin, Mark, ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mark Slobin Jewish history Jewish culture Klezmer music
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- Music;
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