A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke

Titel / Title: A Klezmer Karnival
Herausgeber / Publisher: Anglo Music Press
Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Debut Series
Sprache / Language: English-German-French-Dutch
Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2004
ISMN: 9790570291243

Klezmer music originated in the shtetl' (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as klezmorim', had performed at celebrations, particularly weddings, since the early Middle Ages. Since the 16th century, lyrics had been added to klezmer music, due to the badkhn' (the master of ceremony at weddings), to the Purimshpil' (the play of Esther at Purim) and to traditions of the Yiddish theatre, but the term gradually became synonymous with instrumental music, particularly featuring the violin and clarinet. In recent years it has again become very popular and in A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke has used three contrasting traditional tunes to form a suite that will bring a true karnival atmosphere to any concert.

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