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Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants (Music in American Life)

Mark Slobin

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Description:Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants brought a rich heritage of musical expression to the United States. On Manhattan's Lower East Side, a thriving Yiddish theater scene developed, and a new, distinctly Jewish American songcraft began to emerge. Mark Slobin's ethnographic study of the music and culture of the time traces the development of Yiddish popular song in America, delving into melodies, sheet music, and printers' iconography to bring alive a time and place that, while almost forgotten, still exercises an enormous effect on American popular culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants (Music in American Life). To get started finding Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants (Music in American Life), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants brought a rich heritage of musical expression to the United States. On Manhattan's Lower East Side, a thriving Yiddish theater scene developed, and a new, distinctly Jewish American songcraft began to emerge. Mark Slobin's ethnographic study of the music and culture of the time traces the development of Yiddish popular song in America, delving into melodies, sheet music, and printers' iconography to bring alive a time and place that, while almost forgotten, still exercises an enormous effect on American popular culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants (Music in American Life). To get started finding Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants (Music in American Life), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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