RE: Greek/Klezmer connections

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>Dear Tim,
>       In addition to Martin Schwartz, the Jewish-Greek connection has
>been explored extensively by Dr. Walter Zev Feldman, probably the best
>expert around right now on the European history of klezmer. Unfortunately,
>he doesn't publish much of his work, but you can start with an article of
>his in the 1994 winter issue of Ethnomusicology (38:1), on the evolution
>of the "bulgar" genre from a non-Jewish to a Jewish dance form. There is
>also a brief piece of his touching more directly on the Greek question in
>the program of the 1997 Ashkenaz festival. I believe this essay may be
>available on the Ashkenaz web site. He is an expert on Turkish music as
>well, and has begun to explore many of the historical questions about the
>movement of musical styles and musicians in the late stages of the Ottoman
>empire, which extended pretty far into Ashkenazic cultural regions in some
>cases. More of his work should be coming out soon. If you have specific
>questions, you might try him at UPenn, via their directory.

Zev's talk from the Ashkenaz festival is available via RealAudio.
If the old Ashkenaz site has been renovated to support the new
festival coming, you can always get in via
   http://www.ivritype.com/ashkenaz/

ari

Ari Davidow
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