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Old Jewish Folk Music
This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection
579 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1982
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Mark Slobin
36 books4 followersMark Slobin was a professor at Wesleyan University for 45 years in its renowned ethnomusicology program.
He wrote books on music in Afghanistan and Central Asia, the Eastern European Jews (immigrants, cantors, klezmer), 2 of which won the prestigious ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, global film music, and folk music.
A native Detroiter, he has written the first-ever survey of a major American city's musics, from the European, Appalachian, and African American immigrants to the worlds of classical music, the auto industry, the unions, the counterculture, and the media. His own memoirs and his family's music set the tone for the writing of "Motor City Music: A Detroiter Looks Back," published by Oxford University Press in November, 2018.
He wrote books on music in Afghanistan and Central Asia, the Eastern European Jews (immigrants, cantors, klezmer), 2 of which won the prestigious ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, global film music, and folk music.
A native Detroiter, he has written the first-ever survey of a major American city's musics, from the European, Appalachian, and African American immigrants to the worlds of classical music, the auto industry, the unions, the counterculture, and the media. His own memoirs and his family's music set the tone for the writing of "Motor City Music: A Detroiter Looks Back," published by Oxford University Press in November, 2018.
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