Klezmer fiddle: a how-to guide CRAVITZ, Ilana Price: £13.95 ISBN-10: 0-19-335584-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-335584-2 Violin tutor Level: moderately difficult Publication date: 7 August 2008	Ordering
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Description

This collection of 16 tunes, complete with CD and helpful notes on style and interpretation, is suitable for those with experience of klezmer as well as those without. The CD includes modern and selected historical performances of each tune, together with a complete set of backings.

Contents

	Freylekhs
	Nign
	Khosidl
	Freylekhs nokh der khupe (Dance from the wedding canopy)
	Mekhutonim tsum tish (Playing the in-laws to the table)
	Zhok
	Khosn kale mazltov (Congratulations to the bridegroom and bride)
	Zay gezunt (Farewell)
	Sirba
	Shver un shviger tants (Dance for the mother- and father-in-law)
	Sher
	Skotshne
	Terkisher
	Bulgar
	Gas-nign (Street tune)
	Doyne

Reviews

• 'The world of klezmer music has been opened up for the first time with the release of violinist Ilana Cravitz's Klezmer Fiddle: A How-To Guide' -Jewish Telegraph, September 08
• 'Klezmer Fiddle: a how-to guide, a wonderful everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-klezmer-fiddle but were afraid to ask book, is extremely comprehensive, and does a great job teaching a violinist how to play klezmer. It's a must for klezmorim who are seeking to master the art of the klezmer fiddle . . . The how-to element of this book is very effective, whether it's about reproducing some of the traditional ornaments or adding a sekund line. While giving lots of specific direction, Cravitz also provides alternate ways of playing a melody and leaves ample room for creativity and improvisation. It should be fairly easy to put together a very nice sounding ensemble in short order using the combination of her books.' -www.klezkidz.org
• 'This new book fills a big gap in the klezmer music book spectrum . . . What makes this book special is that Cravitz devotes much more specific attention to teaching the stylistic details that characterize the genre . . . Although this is not primarily a repertoire book, the tunes themselves are nice choices, well worth learning. Each tune has clear sheet music (with bowings, suggested tempo, and chords), detailed explanation of how to approach the piece, and suggestions for how to develop a performance version.' -KlezCalifornia website

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9780193355842