Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar
Paperback, 120 pages
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A beautiful variety of traditional Jewish melodies arranged for classical or fingerstyle guitar. 20 solos and 6 duets. Sephardic, Yiddish, Israeli and Oriental folk songs, as well as Chassidic tunes, Klezmer tunes and music originally sung by Cantors. Intermediate and advanced level, with a few pieces included that can be enjoyed also by less experienced players. Annotations and Performance Notes for each piece, providing historical and/or cultural perspective as well as technical guidance. An Appendix (with Glossary) discusses in considerable detail Jewish scales and modes. A Bibliography and Discography are also provided.
Praised by Steve Marsh of Classical Guitar magazine and by Judith Pinnolis of Brandeis University and Jewish Music Web Center among others.
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Having not been raised Jewish, I thought of Jewish music as a cultural or religious tradition that only Jews would appreciate. I thought of Jewish music as rather too heavy, introspective and, quite frankly, kind of depressing! Then, in my constant search for thoughtfully documented sheet music for the classical guitar (which I have played for decades), I happened upon this book of Jewish music by Ellen Whitaker. During a moment of broadmindedness, I downloaded a copy. Not only has this book changed my attitude toward Jewish music, but it has brought me much joy. For one thing, the selection of music is surprisingly broad, ranging from religious music sung by cantors to folk tunes... More >
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