The Folk Songs of the AshkenazEdited by Phillip V. Bohlman and Otto Holzapfel OT6 ISBN 0-89579-474-8 (2001) x +180 pp. ISBN 978-0-89579-474-1 (13-digit) The Folk Songs of Ashkenaz dramatically transforms our understanding of music in the daily lives of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe by documenting a five-century interaction between Jewish communities in which German, Yiddish, and their dialects were spoken as vernacular languages. Editors Philip Bohlman of the University of Chicago and Otto Holzapfel of the German Folk-Song Archive have searched through collections throughout Europe, North America, and Israel to gather a rich treasure of songs and their variants, which together reveal that contact between Jewish communities in the Ashkenazic diaspora was extensive and complex. Equally important is the documentation of exchange between Jewish communities and their non-Jewish neighbors, an exchange that clearly shows that the Jewish presence in European society before the holocaust was greater than many have previously assumed.As revealed by songs such as the German ballad The Count from Rome, published here in a sixteenth-century printed version in Hebrew characters representing a Middle High German text, Jewish musicians, publishers, and consumers were actively involved in the formation of European culture already on the eve of modernity. This critical edition also contains songs that help us understand essential Jewish contributions to twentieth-century modernism, for example, through the stage of the Viennese Jewish cabaret. One of the most crucial contributions of The Folk Songs of Ashkenaz is the way in which the Jewish folk songs it contain help us understand individual lives and the contributions of individuals to the historical moments in which they lived.With each song and variant, the editors have sought to uncover as much as possible about the singer and the cultural milieu in which she or he lived. By no means is the volume primarily a reflection on the past, for the editors strive to connect the songs to living traditions, not least among them the revivals of Yiddish song and klezmer that emerged in the 1990s, again uniting Central and Eastern Europe, the two worlds joined by the folk songs of Ashkenaz.
SKU: BR.CHB-32107-00
ISBN 9790004413548. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
Alon Wallach was born in 1980 in Jerusalem, Israel. His musical education began with the violin, and later he developed as a guitarist, completing his degree at the music academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Early in his studies, Wallach joined Asamblea Mediterranea, an ensemble specialized in the music of the Sephardic Jews. Beginning as lead guitarist, Wallach is now also the arranger and musical director of the ensemble.Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Sepharad by Alon Wallach and Sephardic Folk Songs.
SKU: BR.CHB-5364-00
Sephardic Folk Songs, also suitable for non-professional choirs.
ISBN 9790004412947. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
The Sephardic culture originates from the Jewish population of Spain that was banished at the end of the 15th century and afterwards spread to the whole of the Mediterranean area, the Balkan and North Africa. Its unique Spanish dialect Ladino was preserved, finding musical expression in ballads, lyrical and paraliturgical songs for the most part. The choir conductor and composer Ohad Stolarz took eight of these Sephardic Folk Songs and arranged them as a cappella settings for four-part mixed choir. These arrangements may be performed both as a cycle and individually, being also suitable for non-professional choirs due to their lack of difficulty. The musically and harmonically colorful, partly also exotic pieces therefore present an enrichment for the program of every interculturally interested choir. The informative preface and the translations of the lyrics into German and English enable the content-related engagement with Sephardic culture, too. Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Sepharad and Aschkenaz by Alon Wallach.Audio samples: RIAS Kammerchor, dir. Justin Doyle, recording by Deutschlandfunk KulturSephardic Folk Songs, also suitable for non-professional choirs.
SKU: BR.CHB-5364
The Sephardic culture originates from the Jewish population of Spain that was banished at the end of the 15th century and afterwards spread to the whole of the Mediterranean area, the Balkan and North Africa. Its unique Spanish dialect Ladino was preserved, finding musical expression in ballads, lyrical and paraliturgical songs for the most part. The choir conductor and composer Ohad Stolarz took eight of these Sephardic Folk Songs and arranged them as a cappella settings for four-part mixed choir. These arrangements may be performed both as a cycle and individually, being also suitable for non-professional choirs due to their lack of difficulty. The musically and harmonically colorful, partly also exotic pieces therefore present an enrichment for the program of every interculturally interested choir. The informative preface and the translations of the lyrics into German and English enable the content-related engagement with Sephardic culture, too. Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Sepharad and Aschkenaz by Alon Wallach.Audio samples: RIAS Kammerchor, dir. Justin Doyle, recording by Deutschlandfunk KulturThe melodies are often quirky, the vocal ranges are unchallenging and there is plenty of material at the back of the volume to help with translation and pronunciation. A group of these a cappella pieces in a concert would be a most attractive proposition.(Jeremy Jackman, Choir and Organ)Sephardic Folk Songs, also suitable for non-professional choirs.
SKU: HL.645919
ISBN 9781936098040. UPC: 008148009466. 9.0x12.0 inches. Compiled, arranged & edited by John W. Schaum.
These revered Jewish folk and holiday songs have been simplified so that they are easily playable by most students. Respectful arrangements retain the traditional characters of the music. This collection is intended for all types of youth and adult Jewish organizations, clubs and groups. The selections are mainly in Hebrew in either the Ashkenazic or the Sephardic dialect. There are a few songs in Yiddish and English. The vocal ranges of the melodies are in suitable keys for group singing. 21 songs, including: Adon Olam * Chauka Song * Eli Eli * Hatikvah * Hava Nagila * Shalom Chaveyreem * Zum Gali Gali * and more.
SKU: BR.CHB-32053-00
ISBN 9790004413531. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
Alon Wallach was born in 1980 in Jerusalem, Israel. His musical education began with the violin, and later he developed as a guitarist, completing his degree at the music academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Early in his studies, Wallach joined Asamblea Mediterranea, an ensemble specialized in the music of the Sephardic Jews. Beginning as lead guitarist, Wallach is now also the arranger and musical director of the ensemble.The Jews who have settled in Spain (Ivrit: Sepharad) since the beginning of the common era, called themselves Sephardim. Sephardic music has its roots in Spain, where between the 12th and 15th century a unique symbiosis of Muslim, Christian and Jewish culture developed. This edition will give choirs the opportunity to learn more about the extraordinary world of sephardic music.Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Aschkenaz by Alon Wallach and Sephardic Folk Songs.
