In this Book
- Funny, It Doesn't Sound Jewish: How Yiddish Songs and Synagogue Melodies Influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
summary
Documents the influence of Jewish music on American popular song.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. iii
- Illustrations
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- PART I: Secular Roots
- Chapter 1: Slices of History
- pp. 12-38
- Chapter 4: “Writes” of Passage
- pp. 74-87
- Chapter 5: The Wandering Gypsy
- pp. 88-100
- Chapter 6: “Yingish” Songs
- pp. 101-120
- PART II: Sacred Roots
- Chapter 7: The Mood of Modes
- pp. 122-144
- Chapter 8: Bits and Pieces
- pp. 145-153
- Chapter 9: Sons of Cantors
- pp. 154-177
- Chapter 11: Porter’s Trunk
- pp. 186-192
- APPENDIX A
- pp. 236-245
- APPENDIX B
- pp. 246-258
- APPENDIX C
- pp. 259-263
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 264-266
- Bibliography
- pp. 267-276
- Permission Credits for Musical Examples
- pp. 277-285
- Image Plates
- pp. 307-328
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791485026
MARC Record
OCLC
794701302
Pages
306
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No