Oct 27, 2008 the klezmer nutcracker is a delightful spin on the traditional story of the nutcracker, and weaves together threads of jewish folklore with fantasy, humor and holiday cheer. It includes a short history of klezmer music, notes and observations on the theory and performance of klezmer music, 33 annotated melodies, a discography and bibliography, resources, and more. Treats inspired by dreams of dancing sugar plum fairies, toy soldiers and waltzing flowers will accompany your choice of seasonal tea, warm apple cider or hot chocolate. Klezmer version of nutcracker available arranger for hire. She welcomes the nutcracker prince and his love clara to her land and orders the festivities. Today, he continues to be a leading figure in the klezmer scene performer, recording artist, author klezmer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Children will enjoy decorating gingerbread houses, making holiday crafts and watching vignettes from the nutcracker performed by the artistic motion dance company. Dec 11, 2016 excerpts from shirim klezmer orchestra performance of a special holiday program in milford, pa on december 10, 2016. Like the yiddish language, klezmer music was a key cultural component of the ashkenazi civilization dating from its inception.
Jewish music from old world to our world, founder and director of the annual klezkamp. Shirim klezmer orchestra, nutcracker entertainment. A klezmer nutcracker was commissioned by the new york pops, and was premiered by them, conducted by steven reineke, music director, december 16, 2011 at carnegie hall new york, ny. He is a remarkably gifted individual, possessing the most desirable qualities of a breeding stallion. This book is the definitive anthology by the worlds foremost authority on klezmer music. Klezmer jewish music from old world to our world kindle edition by henry sapoznik. Henri bendel branded nutcracker girl fixtures close up. Click the thumbnail for the ultimate henri bendel branded nutcracker girl detail, a henri bendel logod miniature belt buckle. Watch the klezmer musician discuss his love of hunting, his experience at gun shows in an ohio military camp and his personal gun collection. The band has toured extensively in north america and their music was used in woody allens movie, deconstructing harry. The nutcracker zwerger, lisbeth this is a story of love, where an uncle attempts to enchant his niece with a magical christmas story. Shmeruks second music reference is to a ballet staged at the teatr wielki in. Jewish music from old world to our world 1999, the first book on the history of klezmer music.
Provides a quick, clean and easy way to crack nuts, and the perfect gift for all occasions. If youre looking for more klezmercademia online, i recommend the work of henry sapoznik, whose book klezmer. Henry sapozniks klezkamp spawned numerous offshoots. March from the ballet the nutcracker arrangement for violin and piano. Instead of sugarplum fairies spinning stiffly on point, shirim conjures up rugalah elves twirling through an uproarious hora. Watch the nutcracker battle the mouse king, meet the sugar plum fairy and journey to the land of sweets, where wonder and excitement await. Dec 01, 1987 the nutcracker zwerger, lisbeth this is a story of love, where an uncle attempts to enchant his niece with a magical christmas story. As both klezmer and tchaikovsky are based in russia and as both the original nutcracker and this shtetlized version are intended as dances, the turn is often as smooth as a latke well. The collection consists of commercially recorded songs from 78 rpm records from new york city between 1910 and 1942, taken from the yivo archives. Klezmer nutcracker for chanukah catalog record only story written by ellen. After henry returned to brooklyn new york and resumed efforts to start his own yiddish band, he and i used to gab on the phone endlessly, obsessing about our remarkably coincident twin holy grails. The book is a retelling of the original ballet, this book introduces children to the story in another format that allows them to connect to. Russian composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky was born on may 7, 1840, in kamskovotkinsk, vyatka, russia. A special nutcracker themed gift a special holiday sweet treat.
And with the performance of various pioneers such as the clarinet player giora feidman, henry sapoznik from the band kapelye or lev liberman the. The compleat klezmer, tara publications, cedarhurst, ny, usa, 1988. The annual mix of jewish music, food and language features performances by henry sapoznik, rita katz, tias quacker tunes, the freylakh klezmer band, jason quick, kitty pelkan, sue isely and. A vestige of jewish traditional song in polish popular. Features an indepth musical analysis, discography, 33 annotated melodies, historical background, annotations, resources, bibliography and extensive instruction on klezmer music.
In iolantathe nutcracker, a director unites two tchaikovsky works a scene set to the waltz of the snowflakes in the nutcracker, choreographed by sidi larbi cherkaoui, as part of. Its called from the khupe to klezkamp klezmer music in new york by ethnomusicologist susan bauer. Tchaikovsky, pyotr ilyich biography sheet music may 7, 1840, votkinsk. The nutcracker ballet, by peter ilyich tchaikovsky, op. But when mysterious tante miriam arrives with the gift of a golden dreydl, everything changes. Misty copeland herman cornejo saturday, december 10 at 2 p. The baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika.
Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky dance of the sugar plum fairy. This audience favorite has been masterfully arranged to k j. Gallimard bayou the first klezmer comics, with a foreword by marcalain ouaknin. Henry sapoznik next profile perhaps the most famous event in modern klezmer happened when henry sapoznik, 61, went to north carolina as a young man to study banjo with oldtime player tommy jarrell. Click to purchase tickets to purchase tickets over the phone or for any assistance associated with online ticket processing, please call tututix directly. A real cutie, this holiday shopper as henri bendel branded nutcracker girl. He recounts discovering klezmer recordings that included. Ballets opening night of nutcracker is a plum sfgate. Designed and made in sweden, this drosselmeyer nutcracker is the first handheld nutcracker to have a double lever action and a container to collect the shells. Chicken performed in yiddish by henry sapoznik youtube.
Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Isabella boylston jeffrey cirio sunday, december 11 at 5. This is a biography of henry sapoznik who offers personal guided tours through the worlds of american and yiddish popular and folk culture, banjo music, historic period radio, recordings and films, and mass culture. He began taking piano lessons when he was just 5 years old. It has been reissued in cassette format and more recently as a cd, but i dont have information about that. Henry compleat klezmer sapoznik writes to the jewishmusic mailing list. Tchaikovsky march from the nutcracker sheet music for. The klezmer nutcracker, however, lives on in performances such as the one in lincoln outside of boston and through recordings. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including swan lake, the nutcracker and sleeping beauty. Shirim has been performing traditional and original klezmer music since 1982. Its cool how these young jewish kids who were playing southern folk music in the 1970s realized theyd bypassed their own roots, and went and rediscovered.
Excerpts from shirim klezmer orchestra performance of a special holiday program in milford, pa on december 10, 2016. Tchaikovsky dance of the sugar plum fairy from the. Klezmer version of nutcracker available back in 2011, the new york pops commissioned me to arrange klezmer versions of three selections from tchaikovskys beloved nutcracker suite for their holiday concerts at carnegie hall. Henry hank sapoznik is an award winning author, record and radio producer and performer of traditional yiddish and american music. In 1985, henry sapoznik and adrienne cooper founded klezkamp to teach klezmer and other yiddish music.
He was the second eldest of his parents six surviving offspring. Just wanted to let folks know about a wonderful new little book on klezmer music which has just been issued by piranha in berlin. With macarthur fellow david isay, sapoznik produced the 10week radio series the yiddish radio project on the history of jewish broadcasting for nprs all things considered in the spring of 2002. In his quest to trace the roots of klezmer, the traditional instrumental music of yiddishspeaking jews, author henry sapoznik tells a fascinating story of survival against all odds, of a musical legacy so potent it can still be heard. Recordings from the yivo archives compiled and annotated by henry sapoznik, 1981 this is the first modern reissue of klezmer music for many of us, this was the beginning. Undulatas nutcracker willowbank farm american saddlebred.
Sapoznik generously sent me dubs of oldtime klezmer 78s from library of congress musicologist richard spottswood and. Press the musicalnote button on each page to hear tchaikovskys music. This work is available on a rentalonly basis and is not to be copied by any means, loaned. The klezmer nutcracker is a delightful spin on the traditional story of the nutcracker, and weaves together threads of jewish folklore with fantasy, humor and holiday cheer. S the klezmershack directory of klezmer, jewish, and related bands. The weather outside isnt exactly wintry, even by bay area standards, but it felt like the holidays inside the war memorial opera house on wednesday, dec. With macarthur fellow david isay, sapoznik produced the 10week radio series the yiddish radio project on the history of jewish broadcasting for nprs all things. Mar 02, 2009 sara is miserable at the family chanukah party. Audio recording, united states, klezmer music library of congress. Hank sapoznik and the youngers of zion offers traditional acoustic yiddish. Listen to these priceless original recordings which have been cleaned up from the original scratchy 78s, and study the style, with lead sheets which are accurately transcribed. All members of the band are also well known for their work as naftules dream, with which they perform original music influenced by jewish traditions. Their music has been used on woody allens soundtrack for d.
Click on the tabs above to hear sample recordings and see scores. Tchaikovskys father, ilya, worked as a mine inspector and metal works manager. Click through the gallery for bendel color and logo branded hatboxes and shopping bags as accessories. Follow clara on a magical christmas adventure in this retelling of the classic ballet story. Henry hank sapoznik can be credited as the leader of the klezmer revival. Klezmer jewish music from old world to our world kindle edition. Henry sapoznik musician, scholar, and klezkamp founder describes starting to play klezmer music after having learned oldtime banjo. Reviews a klezmer nutcrackerby far the most engaging work of the entire program, twisted three movements of tchaikovskys nutcracker into a nod to the jewish musical traditions in a sort of fiddler on the roof meets santa claus minor key slipping in where the major key would naturally fit, and a very sweet solo violin by concertmaster sam fischer and tuba played by. Hello select your address todays deals vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell. The sugar plum fairy only dances in act 2 of the ballet. Klezmer jewish music from old world to our world by henry. If you want to get a nice background on the klezmer tradition, get the book and also the cassette or cd with the same title. Title page, contents, instrumentation, and overture act i, no.
Jewish music from old world to our world, is pretty damn awesome. Henry hank sapoznik sings a yiddish song written by rubin doctor, a great yiddish composer, about the jewish national bird, the chicken. The yiddish folk arts program, founding member of kapelye. Mar 14, 2011 if youre looking for more klezmercademia online, i recommend the work of henry sapoznik, whose book klezmer. Gillian murphy james whiteside sunday, december 11 at 12. This expanded second edition also includes a cd of klezmer.
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