hahhaa it sounds brilliant on the banjo! there's an irish klezmer band called the North Strand Klezmer Band, their guitar player uses a guitar banjo now. you should check them out
Thanks! I am increasingly fascinated by the influence Romanian music had on traditional Eastern European Jewish Klezmer music...the Doina, the Hora etc. I wonder, why it was Romania, more than almost any other Eastern European county, which influenced both the sound and forms of Klezmer so much? Does anyone out there know the answer???
Besides the music's evident beauty, remains the fact that the Romanian-Jews were fully integrated in the Romanian society: no city ghettos (Poland/Hungary), no village ghettos (Ukraine/Russia), just a society where Jews were 'Rumanim'. Thus the pastoral Romanian repertoire came TO Romanian-Jews, the first Yddish theater came from Iasi Jews, the first wax records of klezmer came from Bucuresti Jews etc. In NY's 20-40 Rumania, Bessarabia et al. were songs of Rom-Jws. missing their native country.
PS You can check my favorites as an idea of Romanian folklore and the klezmer take on it.
I couldn't find, but I'd be very interested to listen to CANTORIAL DOINAS, which I am told are magnific.
Also, the Israeli Anthem is a take from a Romanian song from the region of Moldova (Iasi), which in its Romanian original lyrics is a song about harvesting corn 'Cucuruz cu boabe mici'.
About the Romanian origin of the Israeli anthem: it's a Romanian folkloric song since time immemorial, performed in the villages of the country called Cucuruz.
Put the word Cucuruz at you tube.
The lyrics of the Israeli anthem and the Romanian melody were proposed as the anthem of a future state Israel in the 1800's by a Romanian-Jew from Iasi and later by a Raol Serban.
Hora, Doina, Joc/Jok and Honga are also Romanian styles of dance and music adopted by Jewish klezmer musicians.
Shalom, nice playing...but, why don't you try to pull the frets out of your banjo?. I'm sure that on a fretless instrument it sounds GOOOOD!. Get a second hand instrument and do it!
Hey it sounds great already, I just was suggesting him to try fretless playing. I'm sure he would manage very well! Thank you for your reply, keep in touch.
I think the purpose would be to get some interesting effects for this great tune. Legatos, vibratos and glissandos difficult to obtain with frets. Respects.
OAP = "Old Age Pensioner"!There was one PARTICULARLY grimly determined OAP who used to come to me for piano lessons for 5 long years...who EVENTUALLY "learnt" 5 tunes...ARGH!!!
I have recorded that so I think this is a good moment to start publishing my own videos. Up till now I had a feeling that it is not the best way to spend my free time but when I saw my friend Alan Heath with over 300 clips I said to myself: "That's it! I have enough of being silent".
Go for it! I've found that Youtube is a great way of improving your musical skills & performance - this site has got to be the ONLY place, where it is possible to get objective comments & ratings on your playing, from literally all over the world!
Thank you for this video and all of your works we can admire and enjoy on YouTube. Yesterday I tried to play a piano for the first time in my life! I have learned to play "shabbat shalom" and "oseh shalom bimromav" :) It was really funny experience. I would never say I am able to use a musical instrument.
Stick at it - it was my experience of being taught the piano which enabled me to teach myself all the wacky and wonderful instruments I now play!However,I later had the misfortune of teaching piano myself for 10 miserable years - I don't know which was worse...the "terminally tone deaf" kids,or the GRIMLY determined OAPs!!;o)
Dude, you're my favorite Youtube user like.......ever so here's a thank you :)
theatheisticlown 5 months ago in playlist More videos from Klezfiddle1
I love your puns. Their great.
kickkmyfaceinn 1 year ago
Hey... super .. super..super..
kaschubowski 2 years ago
Ha! That was awesome.
ReidN79 2 years ago
hahhaa it sounds brilliant on the banjo! there's an irish klezmer band called the North Strand Klezmer Band, their guitar player uses a guitar banjo now. you should check them out
keep playing!
Timothydlol 3 years ago
wow this is really super!!! is that a 5 string banjo?
Timothydlol 3 years ago
YEEEE HA! It certainly is - this could be the beginning of a whole new "musical" genre..."HILLEL BILLY" music, perhaps??;o)
Klezfiddle1 3 years ago 2
@Klezfiddle1 Dude - now that is funny! This fella is good though - great talent.
Masonictoaster9 1 year ago
ce mec rules!!!!!!!
gregwallsax 3 years ago
Splendid DOINA!
Thank you from Doina's Land: Romania!
God Bless You!
Romanisipunctum 3 years ago
Thanks! I am increasingly fascinated by the influence Romanian music had on traditional Eastern European Jewish Klezmer music...the Doina, the Hora etc. I wonder, why it was Romania, more than almost any other Eastern European county, which influenced both the sound and forms of Klezmer so much? Does anyone out there know the answer???
Klezfiddle1 3 years ago
Besides the music's evident beauty, remains the fact that the Romanian-Jews were fully integrated in the Romanian society: no city ghettos (Poland/Hungary), no village ghettos (Ukraine/Russia), just a society where Jews were 'Rumanim'. Thus the pastoral Romanian repertoire came TO Romanian-Jews, the first Yddish theater came from Iasi Jews, the first wax records of klezmer came from Bucuresti Jews etc. In NY's 20-40 Rumania, Bessarabia et al. were songs of Rom-Jws. missing their native country.
Romanisipunctum 3 years ago
PS You can check my favorites as an idea of Romanian folklore and the klezmer take on it.
I couldn't find, but I'd be very interested to listen to CANTORIAL DOINAS, which I am told are magnific.
Also, the Israeli Anthem is a take from a Romanian song from the region of Moldova (Iasi), which in its Romanian original lyrics is a song about harvesting corn 'Cucuruz cu boabe mici'.
Romanisipunctum 3 years ago
I thought the Anthem was inspired by a Bedrich Smetana composition?
bienentendue 3 years ago
Hello,
About the Romanian origin of the Israeli anthem: it's a Romanian folkloric song since time immemorial, performed in the villages of the country called Cucuruz.
Put the word Cucuruz at you tube.
The lyrics of the Israeli anthem and the Romanian melody were proposed as the anthem of a future state Israel in the 1800's by a Romanian-Jew from Iasi and later by a Raol Serban.
Hora, Doina, Joc/Jok and Honga are also Romanian styles of dance and music adopted by Jewish klezmer musicians.
Romanisipunctum 3 years ago
Shalom, nice playing...but, why don't you try to pull the frets out of your banjo?. I'm sure that on a fretless instrument it sounds GOOOOD!. Get a second hand instrument and do it!
Nupharluteum 4 years ago
Would that be for the purpose of getting out of equal temperament? Ignore that limitation and it sounds very good (if wacky) already!
teamim 4 years ago
Hey it sounds great already, I just was suggesting him to try fretless playing. I'm sure he would manage very well! Thank you for your reply, keep in touch.
Nupharluteum 4 years ago
I think the purpose would be to get some interesting effects for this great tune. Legatos, vibratos and glissandos difficult to obtain with frets. Respects.
Nupharluteum 4 years ago
I always enjoy your playing... and the expressions on your face LOL
What is an OAP?
amjPeace 4 years ago
OAP = "Old Age Pensioner"!There was one PARTICULARLY grimly determined OAP who used to come to me for piano lessons for 5 long years...who EVENTUALLY "learnt" 5 tunes...ARGH!!!
Klezfiddle1 4 years ago
Very well done!
FrenchVanilla32 4 years ago
I have recorded that so I think this is a good moment to start publishing my own videos. Up till now I had a feeling that it is not the best way to spend my free time but when I saw my friend Alan Heath with over 300 clips I said to myself: "That's it! I have enough of being silent".
Thank you once again and keep it going.
- Peter
plukasz 4 years ago
Go for it! I've found that Youtube is a great way of improving your musical skills & performance - this site has got to be the ONLY place, where it is possible to get objective comments & ratings on your playing, from literally all over the world!
Klezfiddle1 4 years ago
Yes, YT is indeed a great source of information, with tutorials etc.
Shalom.
PS Great performance!
salman5748 4 years ago
Thank you for this video and all of your works we can admire and enjoy on YouTube. Yesterday I tried to play a piano for the first time in my life! I have learned to play "shabbat shalom" and "oseh shalom bimromav" :) It was really funny experience. I would never say I am able to use a musical instrument.
plukasz 4 years ago
Stick at it - it was my experience of being taught the piano which enabled me to teach myself all the wacky and wonderful instruments I now play!However,I later had the misfortune of teaching piano myself for 10 miserable years - I don't know which was worse...the "terminally tone deaf" kids,or the GRIMLY determined OAPs!!;o)
Klezfiddle1 4 years ago