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So where fs the music?Michdle Gingras

larinettists ask what books and recordings arebest suited for klezmer novices who are alreadyproficient on their instrument. Although it is

ultimately ideal to memorize any kind of folk music.it is a good idea to start collecting songbooks early onin order to become familiar with the main repertoire.Traditionally, klezmer has been passed downgenerations orally, and travelling musicians tradedtunes by playing them for each other. Thankfully,many klezmer books are now available to musicians.Clarinettists usually need to transpose one octaveplus one tone up for maximum effect andcompatibility with C instruments.

Here is an annotated list of suggestions of klezmerclarinet materials, including method books, scholarlybooks, song collections, and some recordings. All aresearchable online.

Some of my favourite sources for klezmerCDs and books are wwwiudaism.com,wwwJewishmusic.com, r{wwamazon.com,and my source of choice for scholarlybooks on klezmer is VanCott Servicei athttp://www.vcisinc.com/. Although Mr. Vancott,sstore is located in the United States, he does shipworldwide. I also recommend wryuwsheetmusic.iomand www.sheetmusicplus.com, and in the UK, Irecommend www.jewishmusic-imd.co.uk. Anotheronline source for klezmer sheet music is: lvww.buy-scores.com/. Naturally, there are many other sources,all of which can be easily found with a search engine.

For simplicity, publisher names have been omitted;however they are easily found online. All booksshown below are in the English language unlessnoted otherwise'

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Velvel Pasternak,(author, editor, andpublisher of countlessJewish and klezmerbooks)

Big Klezmer Fake Book

Large collection of dancesand tunes forexperienced groups (175+songs and pieces).Melody line and chords.us$29.9s

Velvel Pasternak

Mazel Tov - Music for alewish Weililing and otherloyous Occasions

CD available

49 selections of the mostpopular melodies suitablefor all kinds ofcelebrations. A separatecompanion CD featuresall the songs in

instrumental versions by a leading Jewish band,the Neshoma Orchestra. Melody line, chords,texts and transliterations. A really fun book.The CD includes excellent alto saxophoneplayrng, and some rarely heard flute in klezmer.us$18.9s

Giora Feidman(considered the'King ofKlezmer')

The Magic of the Klezmer

CD available

24 melodies from thepopular Klezmerrecordings of GioraFeidman: Viva ElKlezmer, Gershwin and

the Klezmer, The Singing Clarinet, The Magicof the Klezmer and To You.Two sets of chords for use with C instrumentaccompaniment. US$1 7.95

Giora Feidman

The Klezmer Wedding Book

I really like this book of17 pieces for beginners,or for advancedclarinettists who want toplay duets or triostogether and want to getcreative in performingthem. Scored for three Cinstruments with a Bb

transposition, and two sets for chords for Bband C to play together. As with most printedklezmer clarinet music, these duets should betransposed one octave higher. US$21.95

Giora Feidman

Klassic Klezmer

CD available

18 klezmer melodiestranscribed from thepopular Giora Feidmanalbum, which capture thefeel of the classic Klezmerrepertoire. For any C orBb instruments.us$1s.9s

Recommended Klezmer "song" books for clarinet:Marvin Rosenberg

Dance Klezmer StyleRare: Arrangements inscore format for KlezmerCombo: clarinet,trumpet, trombone,piano with drums to beadded ad-lib. Alsoincludes guitar chords.Now on clearance atiewishmusic.comUS$6.78 from 16.95 soorder soon.

Stacey Phillips

Mel Bay's KlezmerCollection

For Bb instruments,intermediate level.Available atwww.sheetmusicplus.com.

120 melodies transcribedfrom recordings by themasters of the klezmer

style, including Dave Tarras, NaftuleBrandwine, and others. Includes chords,programme notes, and inteNiews with masterklezmoim. Also available for C instruments.

Henry Sapoznik andShulamis Dion, withPeter Sokolov

Klezmer Plus Folio (in C)

CD available

27 YJezmer tunes in leadsheet form, plus threecomplete orchestrationsas found on the separatecompanion CD recording

Klezmer Plus. Historical text included. Now onclearance at iewishmusic.com from US$19.95to $9.98.

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Kammen IntemationalFolio #1 Bb Tenor Sax &Clainet

The'bible' of this musicalgenre during the first halfof the 20th century.Music: Jewish, Hebrew,Hungarian, Romanian,

EslstBqiil Italian, polish, Russian,American, Czechoslovak, Gypsy etc. Availablefor clarinet or trumpet, alto sax, accordion,violin, and Piano. Get all of them to form aband! $12.95 each.

J.J. Kammen

Kammen IntemationalFolio #9 Clainet

Same as above, moretunes! Get the pianobook, too!Accompaniment linesincluded below tunes.

Maxwell St. KlezmerBand

[oy Of KIez Clainet/Sax/Trumpet Parts BookCD available

From the repertoire of theacclaimed Mamell StreetKlezmer Band.Clarinet/Saxfirumpet part.This part must be used in

conjunction with the score and cannot be usedfor individual play, so get all of them to form abandl Available for trumpet, violin or flute, andthe score and CD. Clarinet book $12.95

Henry SapoznikThe Compleat KlezmerCD available

This book is thedefinitive Klezmeranthology. Introduction,in depth musicalanalysis, 33 annotatedmelodies, discography,historical background,

annotations, resources, bibliography and more.Companion recording features samples by theoriginal artists on 78rmp remakes with scratchysound quality. $19.95

Ken Richmond

The Klezmer Band Bb Folio

12 authentic Klezmeralrangements for fullband transcribed ftomthe repertoire of the YaleKlezmer Band. Scored forany C instrument,clarinet, saxophone,trumpet, trombone, bass

etc. with guitar chords. A good idea to also getthe C book to play with accompaniment.$29.95.

Neshoma Orchestra

Klezmer Wedding BandFolio

15 Horas, Freilachs andtraditional dancesselected from the bestknon'n wedding andBar/Bat Mitzvah musicbook entitled'Mazel Tov'.Arranged for C, Bb and Ebinstruments. $21.95 each.

Mike Curtis

3 Klezmer Trios for 3clarinets or variousinstruments(Quartets, quintets etc.also available)This is a trio book,however Curtis wrote ahuge number of booksfor clarinet and otherinstruments. Anything byMike Curtis is stellar.

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Daniel Galay

Klezmer Tunes with aclassical touch, VoI. 1

The author of this articlewill release a CD with all18 tunes soon

Israeli composer DanielGalay bridges the worldsof klezmer and classicalmusic with thiscollection of 18 pieces.

Both klezmer and classical musicians will findthemselves at home with this music. Two partswith (non-transposed) chords for clarinet andviolin. This is klezmer style music in concertformat. Mix and match various movements tocreate an entire programme or a shorter piecefor a recital. Piano part is virtuosic as opposedto simple accompaniment.

Daniel Galay

Klezmer Tunes with aclassical touch, Vol. 2

Audio CD included

Daniel Galay's secondbook of 18 new klezmertunes. There are twoeditions - for violin andclarinet. Each book

\ --'--.-'* contains a solo melodyline with chords (transposed for the clarinet).The attached audio CD contains a performanceof the entire book by Michdle Gingras (clarinet)and Ron Matson (piano), and a completeprintable piano score in PDF format on theaudio CD. As with Vol. 1, this is klezmer stylemusic in concert format. Mix and matchvarious movements to create an entireprogramme or a shorter piece for a recital.Piano part is virtuosic as opposed to simpleaccomDaniment.

Selected and arrangedby Edward Huws Jones

Kle zme r C I arinet: I ew i shMttsic Of Celebration ForClainet

Easy clarinetarrangements of klezmertunes. Chord symbols areprovided for an optionalguitar or pianoaccompaniment. Note

that some tunes in this book are in differentkeys from the usual keys played by klezmerbands.

Available for $9.75 at wwwsheetmusicplus.comAlso available in England at \,vww.boosey.co.uk.

Joel Rubin

Mazltov!

Contains detailedmelodic transcdptions(with ornaments andchords) from theacclaimed CD by JoelRubin. Contains firstavailable detailed essav

,q on ornamentation andother aspects of klezmer performance style (inEnglish and German). This is a very importantbook. Rubin wrote several other books, whichare all excellent and highly recommended.

Eric J. Hovi

PIay Klezmer!

12 pieces for clarinet.Includes instrumentalsolo book andaccompaniment CD.www. sheetmusicplus. com$ 12.95

Joshua Horowitz

The Atimate Klezmer

This is the largestcommercial collection ofklezmer music in print. Itwas originally titledIntemational HebrewWe dding Music, publishedby Nat Kostakowsky inBrooklyn in 1916. The

collection includes tunes from Romania,Poland, Russia, the Ukraine and Hungary.Together, these selections form a cross-sectionof the standard repertoire of the East EuropeanJewish wedding as it existed in the first twodecades of the 20th century on American soil.Includes an extensive introduction, photos, aselected discography and annotations. $39.95(available for less at amazon.com)

Scholarly Books on Klezmer:(Available at Vancott Services,http://\.{'\&'\ /.vcisinc.com, amazon.com, and bysearching with google.com):

Seth Rogovoy

Essential Klezmer

Explores Jewish soul music,from the Old World to thejazz age to avant-garde.Includes a chapter on therevival of klezmer initiatedby Giora Feidman and anannotated list of klezmerbands. Discography andappendix of klezmerfestivals and workshops.

Michele Gingras is Professor of Clarinet at Miami University in Ohio, USA. Her website is www.fna.muohio.edu/facutty/gingram

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ln one of my past articles entitled 'Klezmer for Klarinetists - A Beginner's Guide' (Auslralian Clarinet and Saxophon e, Vol. S, No. 2, June2000), I addressed many aspects of klezmer performance such as history, bands, performance style, modes, ornamentation, rhythm,accompaniment, dance forms, special techniques, notation, instrumentation, microphones, and sources where sheet music is availableThe article can also be found online at http://www.clarinet-saxophone.asn.au/index_links.html. ln 2004, I updated mv article for themagazine The Clarinet (March 2004)

To know when and where klezmer workshops are held: http://www.jmwc.org/announcements/workshops/.

A great online resource for everything and everyone klezmer is www.Klezmershack.com.

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Peter Sokolov

Guide to Klezmer Arrangingand Orchestration

A professional klezmerarranging course teachingbasics of setting up aband, as well as klezmernotation, arrangement,instrument

combinations, and phrasing. $1 9.95

Mark Slobin, editor

American KlezmerIfs Rootr and Offshoots

Takes a look at roots ofAmerican Klezmer and itsspecific style. Includesgreat pictures.

Henry Sapoznik

Klezmer! lewish Music ftomOId World to Our World

Traces the foundation ofKlezmer to present day.Very detailed history ofartists and bands. Greatillustrations, greatreference. Beautiful book.

Audio companionavailable at elderly.com.

il _"'- MarkSlobinFiddle ron the lllove Fiddler on the Move

Explores the manyaspects of the world ofklezmer. Includes CD andsome illustrations.Excellent text.

Yale Storm

aqd The Book of Klezmer

."t.- History, music, and

i:: :ifolklore of Klezmer. Somepictures and adiscography are included.Beautiful book!

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