Fiddler on the Move

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Fiddler on the Move is written by Mark Slobin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019513124X (ISBN 10) and 9780195131246 (ISBN 13).

"Fiddler on the Move describes a variety of approaches and perspectives for coming to terms with the highly diverse array of activities found under the klezmer umbrella. Bringing to his subject the insights of an accomplished ethnomusicologist, Slobin addresses such questions as: How does klezmer overlap with, and differ from, the many other contemporary "heritage" musics based on an assumed connection with a group identity and links to a tradition? How do economics, artistic expression, and the evocation of the past interact in motivating klezmer performers and audiences? In what kinds of environment does klezmer flourish? How do stylistic features such as genre, form, and ornamentation help to define the technique, affect, and aesthetic of klezmer? This study will interest scholars, students, musicians, and music lovers."--BOOK JACKET.