Recordings:
On album: K-010(g) (32 World Famous Artists Sing Oldies Of The Yiddish Theatre)
Track ID: 21184
Artist: Thomashevsky, Boris -- טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
Artist: Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Track comment: Based on "Hamlet" - Starts with "Kadish"
Language: Yiddish
On album: T-001(a) (Masterworks Of The Yiddish Theatre Volume 1)
Track ID: 3446
Artist: Thomashevsky, Boris -- טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
First line: Di gantse vokh...
Track comment: Tradition prayer mixed with Yiddish entreaty
Language: Yiddish
Recordings:
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 8209
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Artist: Silberman, Benedict
Style: Instrumental
On album: V-010(a) (ERLAG< LEZMER!)
Track ID: 8210
Artist: VIVA KLEZMER
Artist: Kavadlo, Gene
Artist: Kavadlo, Ali
Artist: Mosley, Mike
Artist: Bjorlie, Leo
Style: Instrumental
On album: M-004(a) (40 Favorite Jewish Melodies -- 40 באַליבטע ייִדישע לידער)
Track ID: 8216
Artist: Jewish Music League of Tel Aviv
Artist: Herzl, David
Language: Instrumental
On album: F-013(c) (Freilechs & chassidic songs Giora Feidman - Clarinet -- פֿרײלעכס ונעימות חסידיות גיורא פיידמן - קלרינט )
Track ID: 8217
Artist: Feidman, Giora -- פיידמן, גיורא
Artist: Israel Broadcasting Orch. -- תזמורת רשות השדור
Language: Instrumental
On album: S-081(c) (Salomon Klezmorim Yiddish music traditional & contemporary)
Track ID: 8218
Artist: Salomon Klezmorim
Artist: Salomon, Marcel
Artist: von Tol, Theo
Language: Instrumental
On album: S-090(a) (Leon Schwartz Like In A Different World)
Track ID: 21516
Artist: Schwartz, Leon -- שװאַרץ, לעאָן
Track comment: Der Griner Zinger
Language: Instrumental
On album: K-071(a) (Kleitanim Lyden af jodisk tradition 2.)
Track ID: 22758
Artist: Kleitanim
Track comment: Recorded with a klezmer melody
Language: Instrumental
Recording:
On album: L-050(a) (Martin Lorber Collection of 78 RPM Recordings)
Track ID: 27650
Artist: Schwartz, William -- שוואַרץ, וויליאַם
First line: Amerika iz a farkerter velt, a golden land far narunim,
First line (Yiddish):אַמעריקאַ איז אַ פֿאַרקערטער װעלט, אַ גאָלדען לאַנד פֿאַר נאַרונים,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Columbia E7625 From musical-Di Voyle Yungen
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Tenor
Recordings:
On album: 005f (Juvalier, Kalmen, tenor/ Nakhes Fun Kinder/ El Rakhum Vekhanun)
Track ID: 28923
Artist: Juvelier, Kalman
First line: Dem mentshens lebn in zayn shtrebn, es iz a lebn, nakhes..far zayne kinder,…
First line (Yiddish):דעם מענטשן לעבן, אין זײַן שטרעבן, עס איז אַ לעבן נחת..פֿאַר זײַנע קינדער…
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:24
On album: 001n (Juvelier, Kalmen/ Dos Bisele Glik/ El Rakhum Vekhanun)
Track ID: 28801
Artist: Juvelier, Kalman
First line: Dem mentshens lebn in zayn shtrebn, es iz a lebn, nakhes..far zayne kinder,…
First line (Yiddish):דעם מענטשן לעבן, אין זײַן שטרעבן, עס איז אַ לעבן נחת..פֿאַר זײַנע קינדער...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:24
Sheet music:
Folder: 693
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres
Publisher address: 159 Delancy Street, New York
Date: 1917
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 506
First line: Dort zitst zikh an alteshke mamenyu gants aleyn,
First line (Yiddish): דאָרט זיצט אַן אַלטעשקע מאַמעניו גאַנץ אַליין,
Notes: Block Letters, English and Yiddish,
Recordings:
On album: 056k (Juvelier, Kalmen, tenor/ Vu Zaynen Mayne Kinder/ Fantasye Lid fun "Ben Hador")
Track ID: 30409
Artist: Juvelier, Kalman
Language: Yiddish
On album: 051g (Rosenstein, Abraham/ Vu Zaynen Mayne Kinder/ Milkhome Ongemakht)
Track ID: 30218
Artist: Rosenstein, Abraham
Language: Yiddish
Sheet music:
Folder: 690
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres Music Dealer & Publisher
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 #: 482
First line: In menshns lebn shtunden es geben…
First line (Yiddish): אין מענשנס לעבן שטונדען עס געבען...
Notes: Black lettering, English/Yiddish. Catalogue of Celebrated Jewish Music for Piano with Words, on front cover. First lines of music for several ethnic songs on back cover.
Recording:
On album: 052t (Zeidman, Benny, baritone/ Dos Pintele Yid/ A Muters Harts)
Track ID: 30284
Artist: Zeidman, Benny, baritone
Language: Yiddish
Recordings:
On album: 007l (Schwartz, William, Tenor/ Vayt Vayt Iz Mayn Heymele/ Libe Iz Dos Beste Vort)
Track ID: 28994
Artist: Schwartz, William -- שוואַרץ, וויליאַם
First line: Az du in harts iz mir shver, aha, aha, nokh epes hob ikh a bager
Language: Yiddish
Style: Operetta/Waltz
On album: L-059(a) (Lider Fun Boydem 2/Di Beste Lider Fun 78 Platen/Songs From The Attic/The Best of 78 Records/ Ikh Lib Dikh -- לידער פֿון בוידעם 2\די בעסטע לידער פֿון 78 פּלאַטען\ איך ליב דיך)
Track ID: 32960
Artist: Schwartz, William -- שוואַרץ, וויליאַם
First line: Az du in harts iz mir shver, aha, aha, nokh epes hob ikh a bager,
First line (Yiddish):אַז דו אין האַרץ איז מיר שווערת אַהאַ, אַהאַ, נאָך עפּעס האָב איך אַ באָגער
Language: Yiddish
Style: Operetta/Waltz
Length: 3:06
Recording:
On album: 063i (Rumshinsky, Joseph/ Dem Rebns Nigun (Parts 1 & 2))
Track ID: 30678
Artist: Rumshinsky, Yosef -- רומשינסקי, יאָסף
Style: Concert
Sheet music:
Folder: 13
Arranged for: Piano/Violin/Mandolin
Texts: Transliteration
Publisher: S. Schenker
Publisher address: 66 Canal Street, New York
Date: 1902
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Amerike iz a golden land, lang un breyt nur vi a..
First line (Yiddish): אַמעריקע איז אַ גאָלדן לאַנד, לאַנג און ברייט נור ווי
Notes: Cover with floral ornaments, a goose in a lake and a bird on a ì tree which is being fed by a hand/ Excerpts from pieces and Carmen, Bizet on inside./ Price 50 cents
Sheet music:
Folder: 141
Arranged for: Violin/Voice
Texts: Yiddish
Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co.
Publisher address: 50-52 Eldridge Str., New York
Date: 1912
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Shma yisroel, adonay eloheynu, her yisroel, dayn..
Notes: Cover printed in red: Filigree border, English and Yiddish titles, "Kriashme" (sung by Miss Rosenthal and Master Ferkaut) and "Warenikes Mit Gribnen". From "Tsores Fun Kinder"
Sheet music:
Folder: 142
Arranged for: Violin/Voice
Texts: Yiddish
Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co.
Publisher address: 50-52 Eldridge Str., New York
Date: 1921
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman
First line: Tseytele iz a voyle, varenikes mit gribn,
First line (Yiddish): צייטעלע איז אַ וואוילע, וואַרעניקעס מיט גריבן,
Notes: Cover printed in red: Filigree border, English and Yiddish titles, "Kriashme" (sung by Miss Rosenthal and Master Ferkaut) and "Warenikes Mit Gribnen". From "Tsores Fun Kinder"
Sheet music:
Folder: 143
Arranger: Friedsall, Louis
Arranged for: Violin
Texts: Yiddish
Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co.
Publisher address: 50-52 Eldridge Str., New York
Date: 1920
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Hepet un tantst mekhutonim, kroyvn ale,
First line (Yiddish): העפּעט און טאַנצט מחותנים, קרובֿן אָלע,
Notes: Cover printed in red: Filigree border. Photo insert of man presumably Louis Friedsall. Three titles "Hepet Mekhutonim", "Korohod" and "Gutte Nakht"
Sheet music:
Folder: 260
Arranged for: Piano/Violin
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: S. Schenker
Publisher address: 66 Canal Street, New York, NY
Date: 1902
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 53
First line: Vos iz besser af der velt, vos iz ziser fun alsding….
First line (Yiddish): ווס איז בעסער אויף דער וועלט, וואָס איז זיסער פֿון אַלסדינ,
Notes: Dark blue lettering, English/Yiddish/Transliteration. Insert photograph of Mr. B. Bernstein. Price 50 cents, Piano: 30 cents, Violin. Back cover includes Yiddish words, three verses. Small copy of music for Doina, Roumanian Melody by Henry A. Russotto.
Sheet music:
Folder: 284
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres Music Dealer
Publisher address: 159 Delancey St. New York, NY
Date: 1920
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 69
First line: A minig iz do bay undz yidn, mir megen shtoltsiren mit dem…
First line (Yiddish): אַ מנהג איז דאָ בייַ ייִדען, מיר מעגען שטאָלצירען מיט דעם
Notes: Black lettering, English/Hebrew. Small oval photo of man with mustache. Yiddish words, 2 verses in center. Six other melody lines on back cover with prices, 25 cents.
Sheet music:
Folder: 527
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: English/Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Metro Music Co.
Publisher address: 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date: 1914
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 271
First line: Oy zay nit fertzvayfelt. Oy tateniu…
First line (Yiddish): אוי זײַ ניט פֿאַרצווייפֿעלט, אוי טאַטיניו, וועסט זען וועסט נאָך ווערן געזינד
Notes: Black lettering, English/Yiddish/Transliteration. Cover includes seventeen small cameo photographs of men and women (no names). David Kessler Second Avenue Theatre. Max R. Wilner presents "The Power of Passion". Music by Brody & Friedse. Words by Gilrod. Back cover includes three verses in Yiddish & Transliteration and Cast of Characters in English/Yiddish.
Sheet music:
Folder: 556
Arranger: Teres, A
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres, Music Dealer & Publisher
Publisher address: 159 Delancey St., New York, NY
Date: 1905
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 297
First line: Yidelekh briderlekh zingt mit mir lidelekh,
First line (Yiddish): ייִדעלעף ברידערלעף זןנגט מיט מיר לידעלעך,
Notes: Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. "Catalogue of Celebrated Jewish Music for Piano With Words", on front cover. First line of music notes on back cover.
Recording:
On album: V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
Track ID: 36875
Artist: Hensley, Shuler
Artist: Tilson Thomas, Michael
Artist: New World Symphony
First line: Mayn fater, mayn fater, oy, oy, oy, the audience ate it up, at the curtain…
Language: English
Style: Dramatic/Spoken Word
Recording:
On album: V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
Track ID: 36878
Artist: Blazer, Judy
First line: Her, ikh shver, iz bay mir keyn bageyr, vos toyg mir a vayb, a tsure,..
First line (Yiddish):הער, איך שווער,איז ניט מײַן באַגער, וואָס טויג מיר אַ ווײַב, אַ צורה, ...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Theater/Vaudevill/Novelty
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu