Re: Budowitz CDs

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

-- Budowitz Home Page: http://www.merlinms.dircon.co.uk/budowitz/

Dear Noa,

the fastest way is toorder them from Merlin Shepherd in Brighton:

Merlin Shepherd
71 Osborne Rd.
BN1 6LR, Brighton
Tel: 01273-553-737
cellular: 0795-741-6364

Thank for your interest! Josh


> Dear Joshua
>
> WHo should I order from your new Budowitz CD? I would like to have some
> copies for the London International Jewish Music Festival and Conference -
> starting tomorrow....
>
>
> Yours
>
> Noa
>
>>From: "Joshua Horowitz" <horowitz (at) styria(dot)com>
>>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>>Subject: Do we need printed klezmer music?
>>Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 11:39:14 +0000
>>
>>
>>-- Budowitz Home Page: http://www.merlinms.dircon.co.uk/budowitz/
>>
>>Just wanted to relate a situation report from the Klezmer front lines:
>>
>>I have been trying for some time to find a publisher who would take on one
>>of the largest main out-of-print collections of klezmer music which I have
>>in my collection. While I have no problems with receiving rejections for
>>projects (95% of all of my proposals are rejected, that's nothing new) this
>>one stood out in particular. A letter from a major German publisher, in
>>translation, went as follows:
>>
>>"After careful consideration of your proposal to publish a collection of
>>klezmer tunes with our house, we have come to the following conclusion:
>>Basically we have observed that klezmer music has shown an incalculable
>>upward trend, which is brought to our ears on a worldwide scale by
>>excellent
>>ensembles such as your own. This means that the professional offering of
>>klezmer is taken on by routined musicians and has the effect of being
>>authentic only when played by these. For this reason, a large printed
>>edition of klezmer music would only be intended for this target group of
>>specialists, who play either by memory, or they already have these tunes in
>>their repertoire from long ago and won't need a collection of such pieces
>>in
>>any great amount....We also think that those interested in klezmer music
>>will not look for it in "our publishing house" but will go to a publisher
>>who specializes in folklore music in a wide sense...we therefore must
>>reject
>>your proposal and ask for your understanding for our decision."
>>
>>Any comments? Josh Horowitz
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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> Noa Lachman
> Jewish Music Distribution
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