Joy of Klez (Clarinet/Saxophone/Trumpet)

Joy of Klez (Clarinet/Saxophone/Trumpet). (From the Repertoire of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band). By Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. For clarinet, trumpet and alto saxophone. Tara Books. Klezmer, Jewish and Middle East. Difficulty: medium-difficult to difficult. Performance parts book. Standard notation and discography. 31 pages. Tara Publications #KZMSK30B. Published by Tara Publications.

These arrangements are based on recordings from between 1910 and 1940 of Eastern European immigrant musicians who played traditional Jewish dance music for weddings and other celebrations. Many of these pieces were transcribed to help teach klezmer styling to participants of the biennial Midwest klezmer workshop. The arrangements have been prepared to accommodate different ensemble instrumentation, with many parts partially or completely doubling each other.

Contents: Zol Zayn Gelebt * Serba * Russian Sher * Lebedik Un Freilech * Odessa Bulgar * Freilechs Fun Der Chupeh * Mazel Tov, Mechutonim * Kolomeike * The Matzorena * Freitog Nichn Tzimis.