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Rhapsody in Blue, Does it have Klezmer Origins?
- From: richard_wolpoe <richard_wolpoe...>
- Subject: Rhapsody in Blue, Does it have Klezmer Origins?
- Date: Mon 09 Mar 1998 14.29 (GMT)
I had the privilege of meeting itzik-leyb in person last night...
Anyway, an idea popped in my head just a few days ago -
Do the opening bars, (the clarinet solo) of Gershwyn's Rhapsody in Blue
have a basis in klezmer, or are the similarities co-incidental?
To a devotee of general Jewish music (such as myself) the simlarity is
striking, however to true klezmer mavens, it may not be so similar after
all.
Any comments?
Rich Wolpoe
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