Look up artist Altman, H.


Name: Altman, H.
Name (Yiddish): אַלטמאַן, ה.

Songs written or composed


Title: Dos Shefele -- דאָס שעפֿעלע
Author: Altman, H. -- אַלטמאַן, ה.
Composer: Perlmutter, Arnold (Aaron) פּערלמוטער, אַרנאָלד (אהרן)
Composer: Wohl, Herman -- װאָל, הערמאַן
Genre: Theater/Metaphor
Subject: Lamb/Wolf/Separation/Home/Shepherd
Additional song notes: From the operetta the "Jewish Crown" by Boris Thomashevsky.

Sheet music:


Folder: 257
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Albert Teres Music Dealer & Publis
Publisher address: 159 Delancey St. New York. NY
Date: 1913
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 50
First line: Geven in a kleyninke shayfele a sheyninke.
First line (Yiddish): געווען איז אַ קליינינקע שעפֿעלע אַ שיינינקע.
Notes: Dark Blue lettering Yiddish/English. Insert drawing of a sheeep. From the "Jewish Crown" Operetta in four acts by Borris Thomashefsky. Sung by Rosa Karp. Back cover includes first bar of music of seven songs. Price 25 cents.

Recordings:


On album: 039d (Juvelier, Kalmen/ Di Yidishe Kroyn/ Dos Shefele)
Track ID: 29920
Artist: Perlmutter's Orchestra -- פּערלמוטערס אָרקעסטער
Vocal Juvelier, Kalman
Language: Yiddish

On album: 052d (Juvelier, Kalmen/ Dos Shefele/ Di Yidishe Kroyn)
Track ID: 30252
Vocal Juvelier, Kalman
Artist: Perlmutter's Orchestra -- פּערלמוטערס אָרקעסטער
Language: Yiddish

Title: Di Elterens Trern -- די עלטערנס טרערן
Author: Altman, H. -- אַלטמאַן, ה.
Composer: Altman, H. -- אַלטמאַן, ה.
Genre: Theater
Subject: Parents/Child/Tears/Joy/Sorrow

Sheet music:


Folder: 664
Series: 4
Arranger: Russotto, H. A.
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: S. Schenker
Publisher address: 66 Canal St. New York, NY
Date: 1911
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 431
First line: Dos kind ven s'iz kleyn es farshteyt nokh keyn zakh…
First line (Yiddish): דאָ
Notes: Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. Photo of H.Altman (Words and Music). Price, piano 50 cents, violin 30 cents. Two verses in Yiddish on back cover.

Folder: 9
Series: 4
Arranger: Russotto, Henry A.
Arranged for: Piano/Voice
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: S. Schenker
Publisher address: 66 Canal Street, New York
Date: 1911
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Dos kind ven s'iz kleyn, es farshteyt nokh keyn..
First line (Yiddish): ד
Notes: On back advertisement for "A Gerus fin der Mame" and "Mother is ì Your Best Friend". Photograph of Altman on front.

Title: Dos Mezuzele -- דאַס מזוזה'לי
Author: Altman, H. -- אַלטמאַן, ה.
Genre: Religious Object
Subject: Mezuze/Protection/Doorpost/Evil/Suffering/Purity
Origin: Peppler 3 192
Transliteration: Ephemera 1516
Translation: Ephemera 1516
Additional song notes: The Small Mezuze

Recording:


On album: P-068(h) (Jane Peppler and Friends: Vos Hot Men Tsu Mir -- וואָס האָט מען צו מיר)
Track ID: 41895
Vocal Peppler, Jane
Piano Enoch, Aviva
First line: Di mezuze iz bay dem yidn heylik tayer gor un a shir, ven er vil in zayn hoyz…
First line (Yiddish):דאָס מזוזה בײַ ייִדן הייליק טײַער גאָר און אָ שיר ווען ער וויל אין זײַן הויז..
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:51

Title: Ikh Hob Nist Keyn Tsayt -- איך האַב נישא קײַן צײַט
Author: Altman, H. -- אַלטמאַן, ה.
Genre: Pressure
Subject: Time/Charlatan/Seduction/Marriage/Fight
Origin: Peppler 3 95
Transliteration: Ephemera 1516
Translation: Ephemera 1516
Additional song notes: I Don't Have Any Time

Recording:


On album: P-068(h) (Jane Peppler and Friends: Vos Hot Men Tsu Mir -- וואָס האָט מען צו מיר)
Track ID: 41898
Vocal Peppler, Jane
Piano Enoch, Aviva
First line: In America iz a yeder eyner nor far zikh, muz arbetn keyseyder un muz loyfn in..
First line (Yiddish):אין אַמעריקע איז יעדער אײַנער נאָר פֿאַר זיך, מוז אַרבעטן כּסדר און מוז לויפֿן
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 2:37

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