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Klezmer in Major
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
526 - Hebrew Union College
There's a large klezmer repertoire that could be said to be in a "major mode", which are sometimes overlooked or considered "less Jewish".
We will share some repertoire and theory in order to:
  • Explore the Hashem Molokh mode in Ashkenazi liturgical nusach, look at the kabbalas shabbos, and show connections to Turkish makams Rast and Mahur, and how they're thought about in Turkish/Ottoman music.
  • Demonstrate that the major tunes in the klezmer repertoire actually come from various different influences, including Ashkenazic liturgical, Hasidic, Western European, Greco-Turkish, and Romanian influences, each of which have their own particular feels and idiomatic modulations
  • Learn "major" tunes in the klezmer repertoire that showcase these diverse influences, especially some weird ones that might modulate in interesting ways.
  • Talk about phrasing and ornamentation, and how to make "major" tunes "sound Jewish"
Speakers
avatar for Dan Kunda-Thagard

Dan Kunda-Thagard

Daniel Kunda Thagard is a multi-instrumentalist living in Montreal. As a musician, Daniel is deeply involved in the revival of the tsimbl, or Yiddish hammered dulcimer, and contributing to the preservation and rejuvenation of traditional Jewish music and its co-territorial styles... Read More →
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
526 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
  Instrumental Klezmer (On-Site)

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