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Itzhak Perlman in the Fiddler's House: A Journey to the Heart of Klezmer.(Video recording review)
Itzhak Perlman in the Fiddler's House: A Journey to the Heart of Klezmer. DVD. With Red Buttons, Fyvush Finkel, Samuel Sanders, Leopold Kozlowski, Brave Old World, Kapelye, The Klezmatics, The Klezmer Conservatory Band. Directed by Don Lenzer and Glenn DuBose. [England]: EMI Classics, 2006, [p1995]. 0946 3 68609 9 2. $24.98.
If you ever wondered what klezmer music is, this video will introduce you to the sounds and the history of some performances, with rehearsals, as well as scenes of Prague, and shots of dining on Polish Jewish food.
Klezmer means "instruments of song." Klezmer music, "folk instrumental music of the East European Jew," includes "liturgical and Hasidic music, folksong traditions, Yiddish theatre music, art music, and popular song." Much of this music has an Eastern Romanian flavor. In the nineteenth century, the hammered dulcimer often played with a violin or flute. Later in the century they were included in larger bands. In the early twentieth century, the violin was replaced with a clarinet or trumpet in order to be heard in larger venues. The violin is still present in the popular musical Fiddler on the Roof. Klezmer musicians most often perform at weddings and in the Yiddish theatre (liner notes).
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