New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras

Joel E. Rubin

doi:10.1017/9781787448315

The music of clarinetists Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras is iconic of American klezmer music. Their legacy has had an enduring impact on the development of the popular world music genre.

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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments
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List of Abbreviations
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Note on Orthography and Transliteration
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About the Companion Website
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Introduction: “If You Called Me A Klezmer Thirty-Five Years Ago …”
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1 - A Wedding in Town Was Like a Holiday: A Short History of Klezmorim in Europe
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2 - Klezmer in New York: Changing Meanings, Changing Contexts
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3 - A Kind of “Ethnomusicological Archive”: Commercial 78-rpm Recordings of Klezmer Music
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4 - A Single Field Irrespective of Origin: Polymusicality and Language, Aesthetics, Classification, and Transcription
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5 - “What Mattered Was What’s Happening with the Tune”: Modality and Compositional Processes
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6 - “The Little Things That They Do”: Ornaments and Performance Practice Techniques
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7 - “The Newest Bulgar Out That Everyone Played”: New York Klezmer after 1929
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Glossary
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century

The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgments
pp vii-xii

List of Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiv

Note on Orthography and Transliteration
pp xv-xvi

About the Companion Website
pp xvii-xviii

Introduction: “If You Called Me A Klezmer Thirty-Five Years Ago …”
pp 1-13

1 - A Wedding in Town Was Like a Holiday: A Short History of Klezmorim in Europe
pp 14-33

2 - Klezmer in New York: Changing Meanings, Changing Contexts
pp 34-86

3 - A Kind of “Ethnomusicological Archive”: Commercial 78-rpm Recordings of Klezmer Music
pp 87-101

4 - A Single Field Irrespective of Origin: Polymusicality and Language, Aesthetics, Classification, and Transcription
pp 102-121

5 - “What Mattered Was What’s Happening with the Tune”: Modality and Compositional Processes
pp 122-174

6 - “The Little Things That They Do”: Ornaments and Performance Practice Techniques
pp 175-259

7 - “The Newest Bulgar Out That Everyone Played”: New York Klezmer after 1929
pp 260-282

Glossary
pp 283-288

Notes
pp 289-394

Bibliography
pp 395-434

Index
pp 435-466

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