[YIDDISH] [MUSIC] [JUDAICA] Group of 22 volumes of Yiddish-language sheet music, published in New York, dating from the 1910s

[Various composers and arrangers]

Verlag: Hebrew Publishing Company, New York, 1919

22 volumes of sheet music, mostly measuring about 10.5" x 13.5" (27cm x 34cm). Most volumes very well-preserved, very bright and clean, with no markings. Apart from the occasional closed tear or marginal chip, really a beautiful group of Yiddish musical scores; just about fine. All of these scores date from the end of the first major wave of Jewish immigration to the United States. While a number of these songs are somewhat lighthearted, a few have political or cultural themes that would have resonated deeply with the audience, including "Litwak un Galizianer," an instrumental which evokes the cultural differences between Lithuanian and Polish Jews; while "Mameniu" memorializes the victims of the Triangle Fire, many of whom were young Jewish women. There is also an arrangement of "Hatikvoh" [Hatikvah], which includes a portrait of Theodor Herzl on the front wrap. Many of the "instrumental" songs have lyrics in Yiddish on the rear wrap; some are only in Hebrew characters. OCLC records as few as zero or one or two copies of each title, or as many as about a dozen. There are collections held at NYPL, Florida Atlantic University, The National Library of Israel, and a few other places. No institution had all of these volumes. Commercial listings are minimal; nearly all are unavailable as of this listing. A rich group of early-20th century Jewish-American cultural production. Titles included: "Mameniu" by A. Schorr and J. M. Rumshisky "Mit Geld Tor Men Nit Shtoltziren" by D. Myerowitz and D. Hornstein "Hatikvoh" arranged by Henry Russotto "Licht Benshen" by H. A. Russotto "Dos Bissele Erd" by Perlmuter & Wohl "The Favorite Songs from the Musical Drama Ner Tomid: The Eternal Light" by "A. Shor and J. Rumshisky "Litwak un Galizianer from The Girl From the West "Heilige Korbones and Zwei Troikes" by S. H. Frug and H. A. Russotto "A Brivele Von Chosen" by D. Meyerowitz and J. M. Rumshisky "A Yid Zu Sein is Gut" by J. & J. Kammen "A Brivele Dem Taten" by S. Smulewitz and J. M. Rumshisky "Auf'n Pripechock" by J. Rumshisky "25 Jewish Songs for Violin" (various composers and arrangers) "As Du Kenst Nit Un Weist Nit Nemt Men Sich Nit Unter" by H. Altman, Perlmutter & Wohl "Zores is Kein Daige Nit" from Yzias Mizrajum by Prof. Horowitz and Perlmutter & Wohl "Men Shart Gold in America" by A. Schor and Perlmutter and Wohl "Columbus, ich hob zu dir gor nit" by D. Meyerowitz and Louis Friedsell "Yente Telebende: Washington Lincoln und Moishe Rabeiny (etc.)" by B. Thomashevsky and M. Rumshisky "Shalach Monos" by S. Mogulesco and J. M. Rumshisky "A Brivele Der Kale" by M. Aronson and J. M. Rumshisky (2 copies) "Raisins and Almonds" (From the opera "Shulamit") by A. Goldfaden and H. A. Russotto "Shmendrig" by A. Goldfaden and J. M. Rumshisky. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6277

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [YIDDISH] [MUSIC] [JUDAICA] Group of 22 ...
Verlag: Hebrew Publishing Company, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1919
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Fine