Klezmer presents a lively and detailed overview of the folk musical tradition as practiced in Philadelphias twentieth-century Jewish community. Through interviews; archival research; and recordings; Hankus Netsky constructs an ethnographic portrait of Philadelphiarsquo;s Jewish musicians; the environment they worked in; and the repertoire they performed at local Jewish lifestyle and communal celebrations.Netsky defines what klezmer music is; how it helped define Jewish immigrant culture in Philadelphia; and how its current revival has changed klezmerrsquo;s meaning historically. Klezmer also addresses the place of musicians and celebratory music in Jewish society; the nature of klezmer culture; the tensions between sacred and secular in Jewish music; and the development of Philadelphias distinctive ldquo;Russian Sherrdquo; medley; a unique and masterfully crafted composition.Including a significant amount of musical transcriptions; Klezmer chronicles this special musical genre from its heyday in the immigrant era; through the mid-century period of its decline through its revitalization from the 1980s to today.
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488 of 508 people found the following review helpful. Eyes Wide OpenedBy CustomerI am not a creative person. I want to be. I think like most people I want to create something. I want to write something. Create something. While searching for something new in the books section of .com I hit on this title. I knew nothing about Austin Kleon. I am not a poetry fan so I did not know about the Newspaper Blackout book. I actually judged this book by its cover (and the description to be honest). I read it in an hour (you can too - it is a short book). Then I read it again much more slowly and with a highlighter. Most of what he writes about may be trite to those "in the know" but for me this book said I could go into the world; find something I love and tweak it bit to make it mine. And in doing that I could show the creator that his work inspired me to create something. This book also told me that I already possessed the tools to be creative. Since I know that I like Kleon suggest that I study why I like it. Find out what makes it work for me and then use that as a jumping off point. But even these words do not convey accurately enough how inspired I was - I read it again - I added his blog and tumblr feeds to my daily readings - I follow him on twitter and bought some books he recommended. Finally - rather than sending him an email telling him how wonderful this book is - I am following his advice and putting those same thoughts in a review. A small book awakened a bit of passion for being creative. Not a small feat. A small book but a big heart. Hope all these words add up to this - I love this book.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great readBy A CustomerI liked this book it spoke to a lot of the truths Ive experience and needed validated as a creative. I think its great book for people who are new to their art for of the form of art and is seeking some guidance and advice on how to nativists this terrain. I game this book five stars bc I would and plan to read it five more times!Very short but very good!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Its a Short fun readBy TonicShopperI like this author. Hes whimsical in his writing. The book is fun and can literally be read cover to cover in an hour or less. There are some good tips and inspirational stuff; but dont expect some deep level writing. Its down to the point and meant to boost you up a bit; to give you confidence enough to pursue your creative endeavors.
