American Klezmer
Subtitle: Its Roots and Offshoots
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: December 3, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780520227187
Subjects: Folk music; History of specific subjects; Jewish Studies; Music; History & Criticism - General; Music/Songbooks; USA; Ethnic; Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional; Music / General; General; Congresses; Jews; Klezmer music
First sentence: The term klezmer (or in Hebrew, kle zemer, "vessels of song") has had many incarnations over the years, having been variously used to designate biblical-era Temple musicians, medieval minstrels, and eastern European virtuosi.