Funny, It Doesn't Sound Jewish: How Yiddish Songs and Synagogue Melodies Influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood [With CD]
While numerous studies have explored the African roots and wide influence of jazz and blues, little has been written about the musical influence of another group of immigrants who fused old-world practice with American popular idioms. With wit, intelligence, and lucidity, Jack Gottlieb chronicles how Jewish songwriters and composers transformed Yiddish folk and theater songs, as well as synagogue modes and melodies, into the popular music of mid-twentieth-century America. Drawing on numerous musical examples and a variety of historical and archival sources, plus a lifetime of experiences as a composer working simultaneously in the fields of s…
Mehr
CHF 80.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V106:
Fremdlagertitel. Lieferzeit unbestimmt
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8444-1130-9
- EAN: 9780844411309
- Produktnummer: 27555733
- Verlag: St Univ Of New York Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 328 S.
- Masse: H29.8 cm x B23.2 cm x D2.4 cm 1'211 g
- Abbildungen: CD (AUDIO)
- Gewicht: 1211
5 weitere Werke von Jack Gottlieb:
Bewertungen
Anmelden