Songs written or composed
Act I Introduction The Tomashevskys (Video)
- Author:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Genre:
- Spoken Word/ Introduction
- Subject:
- Bessie Tomashevsky/Boris Tomashevsky/Yiddish Theater/Purpose
Recording
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36867
- Vocal:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- First line:
- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome, tonight we're going to tell you a story,...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Spoken Word
Other tracks with this artist
Incidental Music.. Minke Di Dinstmoyd (Video)
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
- Additional song notes:
- Minke The Maid
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36882
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Vi MenerLibn (Video) — ווי מענער ליבן (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Richter, Moyshe — ריכטער, משה
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Love/Theater/Operetta
- Subject:
- Love/Men/Separation/Feelings
- Additional song notes:
- The Way Men Love from the operetta of the same name
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36883
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- First line:
- Words not audible
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Theater/Operetta/Concert
Fun Downtown Uptown (Video)
- Author:
- Thomashevsky, Boris — טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Theater/Kleamer/Vaudville
- Subject:
- Place/Change/Mobility/Immigration/Class/Address
- Origin:
- Alb G-13(a)
- Transliteration:
- Sheet Music 862/Ephemra 1635
- Translation:
- Ephemra 1635
- Music:
- SM 862
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36884
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Blazer, Judy
- Vocal:
- Hensley, Shuler
- Vocal:
- Widmann-Levy, Ronit
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- First line:
- Fun downtown, uptown, we're changing our addresses, fun downtown uptown,..
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Theater/Klezmer/Concert
Vatch Your Step (Video) — װאַטש יאָר סטעפ (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Lowenworth, Sam
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Theatre/Immigrant/Klezmer/Humorous
- Subject:
- America/Pressure/Stress/Haste/Subway/Park
- Transliteration:
- Alb G-013(c)/Alb K-029(f)
- Translation:
- Alb K-029(f)Alb M-068(a)55
- Additional song notes:
- From the musical - Berele Tremp/ See Heskes 1 entry 1216 respecting sheet music.
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36885
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Blazer, Judy
- Vocal:
- Hensley, Shuler
- Vocal:
- Widmann-Levy, Ronit
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- First line:
- Amerika, a land nur fun hurry up, eyner loyft in biznes, running to your shop,
- First line:
- אַמעריקאַ, אַ לאַנד נור פֿון "הורי אָפּ, אײנער לױפֿט אין "בּיזנעס",
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Theater/Klezmer/Concert
Shtoyst Zikh On (Video) — שטויסט זיך אָן (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Thomashevsky, Bessie — טאָמאַשעװסקי, בעסי
- Genre:
- Theater/Humorous
- Subject:
- Guess/Mothers/Fathers/Fashion/Concern/Daughters/Pregnancy
- Additional song notes:
- Give A Guess
Part of Dos Pintele Yid Medley with Dos Pintele Yid and Bar Mitzvah March
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36886
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conducter:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Blazer, Judy
- First line:
- The latest fashion now all days, so troubling to tates un mames,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Theater/Concert/Humorous/Novelty/Vaudeville
Overture To Khantshe In America (Video)
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Concert
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36868
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Concert
Hob Ikh Mir A Mantl — האָב איך מיר אַ מאַנטל
- Also known as:
- A Mantl (Hob Ikh Mir A Mantl)
- Also known as:
- I Had A Little Coat
- Also known as:
- The Coat
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Material/Coat/Recycle/Haaaacket/Vest/Tie/Button/Song
- Origin:
- Kinderbuch 168/Alb S-062(a)/Alb S-085(a)/Alb A-036(a)/Alb T-018(a)/
- Transliteration:
- Kinderbuch 168/Alb T-018(a)/Alb S-062(a)/Alb S-085(a)/Alb A-036(a)/Kinderland
- Translation:
- S-062(a)/S-085(a)/A-036(a)/T-018(a)/O-001(a)/Kinderbuch 168/Schwartz 15
- Music:
- Kinderbuch 168/Schwartz 15/Ephemera 1520 p 22
- Additional song notes:
- I Have An Overcoat
Published under "Epes Fun Fornisht in Ephemera
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36869
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Blazer, Judy
- First line:
- Hob ikh mir a mantl fun fartsaytikn shtof (6) hot er mit zikh keyn eyntsikn..
- First line (Yiddish):
- האָב איך מיר אַ מאַנטל פֿון פֿארצײַטיקן שטאָף (6) האָט עס אין זיך קיין...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Concert/Theater
Mirele's Romance (Video)
- Author:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Composer:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Genre:
- Theater/Operetta
- Additional song notes:
- From Koldunye (The Corceress) (1879
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36871
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Widmann-Levy, Ronit
- First line:
- Vos ken ikh aykh dersteyln vayter…
- First line (Yiddish):
- וואָס קען איך אײַך דערציילן ווײַטער...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert/Theater/Operetta
Overture to Koldunye (Video)
- Author:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Composer:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Genre:
- Theater/Instrumental/Concert/Klezmer
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36872
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Style:
- Concert/Theater/Instrumental/Klezmer
Bobkelekh (Video) — באָבקעלעך (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Composer:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Genre:
- Operetta/Concert/Theater
- Subject:
- Food/Hotcakes/Peddler/Poverty/
- Additional song notes:
- Hotcakes
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36873
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- First line:
- Iz nor eyner oyf der velt, vos lebt oyf zayne yorn…fardinen a bisele gelt…
- First line (Yiddish):
- איז נאָר איינער אויף דער וועלטת וואָס לעבט אויף זײַנע יאָרן...פֿאַרדינען אַ..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert/Theater/Operetta
Vi Gefloygn Kum Ikh Vider (Video) — ווי געפֿלויגן קום איך ווידער (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Latiner, Joseph — לאַטינער, יוסף
- Composer:
- Minkowsky, Giacomo
- Genre:
- Theater/Operetta/Concert/Duet
- Additional song notes:
- As If On Wings I Come
From Alexander, Crown Prince of Jerusalem (1892)
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36874
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Artist:
- Widmann-Levy, Ronit
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- First line:
- Vi gefloygn kum ikh vider…her zikh tsu tsu mayne lider…
- First line (Yiddish):
- ווי געפֿלויגן קום איך ווידער...הער זיך צו צו מײַנע לידער...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert/Theater/Operetta/Duet
Kaddish (Video) — קגיש (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Friedsel, Louis — פֿרידזעל, לואיס
- Composer:
- Friedsel, Louis — פֿרידזעל, לואיס
- Genre:
- Theater/Drama
- Additional song notes:
- Listed on the Liner Notes as item 9, but not on the video disc.
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36875
- Vocal:
- Hensley, Shuler
- Conductor:
- 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
Medley From "Dos Pintele Yid" (Video) — מעדלי פֿון ,,דאָס פּינטעלע ייִד'' (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Gilrod, Louis — גילראָד, לאָויס
- Author:
- Thomashevsky, Boris — טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
- Composer:
- Perlmutter, Arnold (Aaron) פּערלמוטער, אַרנאָלד (אהרן)
- Composer:
- Wohl, Herman — װאָל, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Theater/Medley
- Subject:
- Spirit/Yiddishkeyt/Spark
- Additional song notes:
- A Little Spark of Jewishness - persecution/steadfast
Shtoyst Zikh On (Give A Guess) - off color
Bar Mitzvah March - Instrumental/Klezmer
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36876
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Widmann-Levy, Ronit
- Vocal:
- Hensley, Shuler
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- Vocal:
- Widmann-Levy, Ronit
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theater/Medley/Novelty/Humorous/Vaudeville
Reprise From "Dos Pintele Yid" (Video)
- Author:
- Gilrod, Louis — גילראָד, לאָויס
- Author:
- Thomashevsky, Boris — טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
- Composer:
- Perlmutter, Arnold (Aaron) פּערלמוטער, אַרנאָלד (אהרן)
- Composer:
- Wohl, Herman — װאָל, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Theater
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36877
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theater
Who Do You Suppose Married My Sister? (Video)
- Author:
- Norworth, Jack
- Composer:
- Bayes, Nora
- Genre:
- Theater/Humorous/Vaudeville/Song & Dance
- Subject:
- Boris Thomashevsky/Sister/Marriage
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36879
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Vocal/Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- First line:
- When Caruso's on the stage, he think's he is mighty find, and if…he thinks he's
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Pop/Swing/Humorous/Novelty
Khantshe (Video) — כאַנטשע (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Theater/Novelty/Vaudeville
- Subject:
- Chauffer/Disguise/Immigrant/Suffragette/Equality
- Transliteration:
- Ephemera 1485
- Translation:
- Ephemera 1485
- Additional song notes:
- From "Khantshe in America" 1912
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36880
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Blazer, Judy
- First line:
- When I have been needed, badly treated, cheated, since the world began,..
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Theater/Concert/Mlitant
Lebn Zol Columbus (Video) — לעבן זאָל קאָלומבוס (ווידיאָ)
- Author:
- Thomashevsky, Boris — טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
- Composer:
- Perlmutter, Arnold (Aaron) פּערלמוטער, אַרנאָלד (אהרן)
- Composer:
- Wohl, Herman — װאָל, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Theater/Patriotic
- Subject:
- Immigration/Government/Patriotism/Peace/Democracy
- Origin:
- ML MTAG 140/Levin N 66/SM Dropsie 46
- Transliteration:
- ML MTAG 140/Levin N 66/Alb G-013(a/SM Dropsie 46
- Music:
- ML MTAG 140/Levin N 66/SM Dropsie 46
- Additional song notes:
- Long Live Columbus
- On album:
- V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
- Track ID:
- 36881
- Artist:
- New World Symphony
- Conductor:
- Tilson Thomas, Michael
- Vocal:
- Hensley, Shuler
- Vocal:
- Brancoveanu, Eugene
- First line:
- Amerike a medinele, a mekhaye kh'lebn, es rut oyf ir dos skhinele, ikh zol es
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַמעריקע אַ מעדינאַלע, אַ מחיה כ'לעבן, עס רוט אויף איר דאָס שכינהעלע, ...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Duet/Theater/Spirited