About this title: An introduction to a musical form in the midst of a renaissance. The book documents the history of klezmer from its roots in the Jewish communities of medieval Eastern Europe to its current revival in Europe and America. It also includes descriptions of the instruments and their unique sounds.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Algonquin
Date Published: 2000
Description: Fine and bright stiff wraps with strong square spine and crisp bright text throughout. Neat owner's name to opening flyleaf which bothers none of the text. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fine condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated throughout with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 281 pages. Tight spine, bright pages. -You can hear it in the hottest clubs in New York, the hippest rooms in New Orleans, Chicago, and San Francisco, and in top concert halls around the world. It's a joyous sound that echoes the past. It's Old World meets New World. It's secular and sacred. It's traditional and ... read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: Very Good. 1565122445. Index, bibliography, discography, glossary, appendices. Many photographs. Many references to the jazz influences on klezmer music, both during the Big Band era and in the more recent klezmer revival.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; 281 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 2000-05-12
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781565122444. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: Very Good. First printing. Very good unread copy with slight bump at top foreedge, minor shelfwear. 281 pp. read more
Edition: First Edition, 1st printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: As New. Inscribed and signed by author: 'To...Rock the shtetl! -Seth Rogovoy'. Trade quality paperback. No crease on spine. Pages clean and tight. Slight crease on cover. read more
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 2000-05-12
ISBN-13:0019628722447
Description: Very Good. Ex-library with usual markings and attachments, but overall clean and sound copy. Tight Spine. Sharp corners. Good Reading Copy. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122444ISBN:1565122445
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. 281 p. Audience: General/trade. Ex-Library Like New Trade Paperback In Excellent Condition, Book Looks Unread, Fantastic Book read more
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