Klezmer Kitty

Klezmer Kitty. (Klezmer-Style Tunes for C and B-flat Instruments). By Sonia Halpern. Tara Books. Softcover. 34 pages. Published by Tara Publications.

Klezmer Kitty is designed so both beginning and advanced musicians, young or old, will have satisfying playing experiences. All 12 selections written for either C or Bb instruments are in the rhythmic style of Klezmer that caters to advanced musicians, but they feature uncomplicated musical characteristics reasonable for beginners. Chords have been added for piano or guitar accompaniment. The result is a variety of distinctive and appealing tunes that are mostly joyous, and sometimes solemn, but always gratifying to play and hear!