Look up artist Markowitz, Louis

Name: Markowitz, Louis
Name (Yiddish): מאַרקאָוויטש, לואי

Songs written or composed

Title: Vu Ikh Zol Nit Zayn Vel Ikh Dikh Libn -- וואו איך זאָל ניט זייִן וועל איך דיך ליבן
Author: Markowitz, Louis -- מאַרקאָוויטש, לואי
Composer: Triling, Ilya -- טרילינג, יליאַ
Genre: Theater/Love
Subject: Constancy/Songs/Parents/Music
Additional song notes: From Louis Freiman's play "Who Iz Guilty?"

Sheet music:

Folder: 224
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Transliteration/Yiddish
Publisher: Metro Music Co.
Publisher address: 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date: 1944
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 21
First line: Oyb du vilst libe mir derklern, vil ikh deyn tatns lider…..
First line (Yiddish): אויב דו ווילסט ליבע מיר דערקלערן, וויל איך דייַן טאַנץ לידער הערן
Notes: Blue lettering in Yiddish and English. From Louis Freiman's Play, "Who is Guilty?". Blue photo insets of Ilia Trilling, Julius Adler, Louis Markowitz, Lillian Lux and Paul Burstein. Price 30 cents. Two copies.
Title: Got Hit Op Mayn Bashertn -- גאָט היט אָפּ מײַן באַשערטן
Author: Markowitz, Louis -- מאַרקאָוויטש, לואי
Composer: Triling, Ilya -- טרילינג, יליאַ
Genre: Theater
Subject: War/Soldiers/Separation/Prayer/

Sheet music:

Folder: 541
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish Transliteration
Publisher: Metro Music Co.
Publisher address: 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date: 1944
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 286
First line: Ikh bin gliklikh geven bloyz a kurtze tsayt….
First line (Yiddish): איך בין דליקלעך געווען בלויז אַ קורצע צײַט,
Notes: Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. Photos of Ilia Trilling, Lillian Lux, Louis Markowitz & Paul Burstein. "From Louis Freiman's play 'Who Is Guilty?'". Playing at the Hopkinson Theatre, Hopkinson & Pitkin Aves. Brooklyn, NY. Price raised from 30 cents to 50 cents. List of new releases on back cover, in Yiddish.
Title: Dayne Oygn Redn -- דײַנע אויגן רעדן
Author: Markowitz, Louis -- מאַרקאָוויטש, לואי
Composer: Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
Genre: Theater
Subject: Love/Romance/Expression/Eyes/Heart/Silence
Additional song notes: From Louis Freiman's play "It's Hard To be Honest"

Sheet music:

Folder: 651
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Metro Music Co.
Publisher address: 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date: 1945
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 408
First line: Ven tsvey farlibte redn vegn glik…
First line (Yiddish): ווען צוויי פֿאַרליבטע רעדן וועגן דליק קענען קיין טטערטער...
Notes: Brown lettering. Yiddish/English. From Louis Freiman's play "It's Hard to Be Honest". Photos of Sholom Secunda, Julius Adler, Lillian Lux and Louis Markowitz on front cover. Price 35 cents. Yiddish words on back cover.

Other tracks with this artist

Title: Love Is A Cheat (Yid)
On album: R-016(c) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Popular Jewish Melodies)
Track ID: 9427
Artist: Markowitz, Louis -- מאַרקאָוויטש, לואי
Artist: Cezar, I.
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
First line: Es geyt a bokher unter regen, kumt a meydl im antkegn,
First line:עס גײט אַ בּחור אונטער רעגען, קומט אַ מײדל אים אַנטקעגן,

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