From the Bronx to the Bosphorus
Fordham University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5315-0976-7 (ISBN)
From the Bronx to the Bosphorus explores the vibrant, yet largely concealed, musical culture of New York, tracing its origins to a period when the city served as a crucible for immigrants and their diverse musical expressions. Walter Zev Feldman chronicles his journey through the musical landscapes of post–WWII New York—from the declining world of East European immigrant klezmorim to the dynamic environments of Greek, Armenian, and Caucasian musicians.
These experiences culminate in the klezmer revitalization movement of the late 1970s. Feldman, whose father emigrated from Bessarabia—a region known for its rich interactions among Jewish, Roma, and Greek musicians—connects various musical worlds. From the local Turkish Sephardi synagogue and the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Washington Heights to the lively Armenian and Greek nightclubs of Manhattan, his interactions with a diverse group of musicians, including an Armenian virtuoso who once performed for Stalin and the Shah of Iran, enhance his understanding and appreciation of these interconnected cultures.
Finally, at age twenty-five, in a sense he returned to his father's shtetl and studied with Dave Tarras, the greatest living klezmer in America, who had learned his key musical lessons in that very same Bessarabian town following World War I. From the Bronx to the Bosphorus is not just a chronicle of music but a poignant examination of the power of music to connect cultures, transcend borders, and preserve the echoes of a nearly vanished world.
Walter Zev Feldman is a leading researcher in Ottoman Turkish and Jewish music, instrumental in the 1970s Klezmer Revival. His notable works include Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory (2016) and Music of the Ottoman Court: Makam, Composition and the Early Ottoman Instrumental Repertoire (1996; 2024, revised edition). Feldman has extensively studied the instrumental traditions of Moldova's klezmer and lautar communities. He is the Academic Director of the Klezmer Institute.
Preface vii
Invocation: Klezmer Island Revisited xv
Part I: In the Bronx
1. Meshilim's Legacy 3
2. The Shul and Sacred Sounds 8
Part II: Musicians and Mentors in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens
3. Village Rituals of New York: Iranians and Armenians in the New World 19
4. Balkan Phonograph I: Child of the Makam 41
5. Greek Town 49
6. Journey to Byzantium in Washington Heights 56
7. Limberis: Revelation of the Greek Cimbalom 61
8. Balkan Phonograph II: The Later Days of Aydın and Nikita 68
9. Zebulon: A Survivor from the Caucasus in Brooklyn 77
Part III: Colorado Interlude
10. Yerevan in the Rockies: An Armenian Winter's Tale 97
Part IV: The Journey to Klezmer
11. Antranik Aroustamian: From Kharkiv to East Harlem 131
12. Andy Statman: From Bluegrass to Greek to Klezmer 145
13. Dave Tarras Plays Again 149
Postlude 163
Acknowledgments 169
Glossary 171
Readings 175
Discography 177
Photos follow page 76
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.05.2025 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 18 b/w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5315-0976-2 / 1531509762 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5315-0976-7 / 9781531509767 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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