Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs: Diane Cypkin

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Reyzl,

I guess that my sense of the present extends further into the past
than yours.

I saw Diane perform at the Folksbiene a number of years ago, I don't
recall the number.  This past month she directed a reading (and
probably participated herself in it) by a cast of about a dozen.
(This was not in Yiddish.)  It may be that she no longer commits
herself to extended theater runs because of family obligations.

This past fall Diane had a recital including Yiddish songs on campus
and I believe had another one (containing Yiddish songs written by her
father?) last spring in Brooklyn.

If you'd like, I can keep you posted as to her next Yiddish activities
and maybe we'll meet each other there.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: Fw: Yiddish Songs


>
>I just read your note to Judy.   I forget about Diane too.
>
>>Diane performs in Yiddish theater and sings Yiddish songs
>>and lives in Brooklyn.
>
>That should have been:
>
>>Diane performED in Yiddish theater and sAng Yiddish songs
>>and lives in Brooklyn.
>
>She has not performed there in many, many years, at least 10, I
think.  I
>don't think she performs much anymore.  She can give you a biblio for
sure.
>
>
>Reyzl
>
>
>----------
>From:  robert wiener [SMTP:wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com]
>Sent:  Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:31 PM
>To:  World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject:  Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs
>
>Judy,
>
>Thanks for all of that good information.
>
>I should have looked more carefully at Irene Heskes's "Passport to
>Jewish Music".  It does have several pages in the chapter "Jewish
>Music in America", most of it under the section "Yiddish American
>Minstrelsy" although the section on "Eili, Eili" is particularly
>interesting to me.
>
>As to Diane Cypkin's dissertation, I'm embarrassed to say that I was
>unaware of it, even though I'm a colleague of hers at Pace
University,
>Westchester (Pleasantville) where she teaches in the Speech
>department.  Diane performs in Yiddish theater and sings Yiddish
songs
>and lives in Brooklyn.  I've collaborated with her several times
>providing recorded music for her projects.  I'm sure that she's read
>her dissertation and I've just written to her asking for a peak.
>
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis (at) brandeis(dot)edu>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs
>
>
>>Bob:
>>Just started reading it... but the new "Klezmer" book by Henry
>Sapoznik
>>gives a very nice synopsis about the start of Yiddish musical
theater
>as
>>part of a greater picture in of Jewish music in NY,  and discusses
>some of
>>the major players on the scene. Henry also provides footnotes so any
>>particular point can be followed up.
>>
>>Also, there are a couple of chapters on Yiddish theater in a book
>called
>>"Politics of Yiddish" . A few chapters in this book discuss the
>various
>>types of Yiddish theater in NY with and without music.
>>
>>There is also an article by Irene Heskes: Music as social history:
>American
>>Yiddish theater music, 1882- 1920. in the journal: American music
>Vol. II,
>>No. 4 (Winter 1984) pp.73-87.
>>
>>She also devotes space in "Passport to Jewish Music" to an overview
>of the
>>history of Yiddish theater music with biographical information about
>>Goldfaden and the rest.
>>
>>For those willing to pursue such things:
>>Diane Cypkin wrote a dissertation at NYU:
>>SECOND AVENUE:  THE YIDDISH BROADWAY
>>Has anyone read this?
>>
>>If you read German, Isabel Schnabel has written a piece that appears
>in
>>Kunst und Religion: "Jiddisches Theater, Musik und Literatur:
>>Gestern--heute--morgen" (1995)vol. 3, pp. 69-75 which covers
>Goldfaden,
>>Gordon, Pinski and Rabinowitz and more. I haven't read this yet, so
>can't
>>really recommend it or not, but it must be an overview since it's
>only a
>>few pages.
>>
>>Maybe these can get you started. Best wishes,
>>Judy
>>
>>
>>At 09:01 AM 1/4/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Hankus,
>>>
>>>I was going to mention "Tenement Songs" (which I do own, along with
>>>the tape), but it seemed to me that there must be some book out
>there
>>>devoted entirely to Yiddish theater music.  Certainly there is
>plenty
>>>of material.  And there are many recordings, including one by Jan
>>>Peerce.
>>>
>>>Maybe someone on the list will fill the gap.
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com <HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com>
>>>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>>>Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 8:40 AM
>>>Subject: Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>In a message dated 1/3/00 4:04:10 PM, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>><<While looking on my shelves for information on Bertha Kalich, I
>>>>
>>>>realized that I have no books on music of the Yiddish theater
>(aside
>>>>
>>>>from books of the music itself).  Any recommendations?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bob
>>>>
>>>>This is one of those shameful gaps.  "Tenement Songs" is a start,
>but
>>>a full
>>>>length volume (or ten) is sorely needed.  --hankus
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----------------------
>>>jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org ---------------------+
>>>>