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Re: What is Klezmer ?
- From: KLEZMER313 <KLEZMER313...>
- Subject: Re: What is Klezmer ?
- Date: Wed 17 Sep 1997 15.21 (GMT)
In a message dated 97-09-12 05:42:02 EDT, you write:
<< Yeah, I figure, maybe we'll hear songs like "Bei mir bist du shein"
and "and the angels sing"! (Both non-klezmer that emerged from
the pre-revival klezmer scene) >>
Ari -
Maybe not Bei Mir, but "....angels sing" surely is rooted in Klezmer.
Ziggy Elman took a Klezmer tune and arranged it into the big band tune.
Check out Kammen Book #1 song #15, I believe.
mike eisenstadt