(Traditional Melodies for Special Occasions). For String Quartet. Tara Books. Softcover with CD. 48 pages. Published by Tara Publications

SKU: AP.1-ADV6401

For String Quartet. Composed by Mike Curtis. Quartet; Solo Small Ensembles; String Quartet. Advance Music. Form: Dance. Jewish Heritage; Wedding. Score and Part(s). Advance Music #01-ADV6401. Published by Advance Music (AP.1-ADV6401).

UPC: 805095064018. English.

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament of a shepherd's pipe. Next follows the Hora, a slow Rumanian dance in three with a mood that reflects the wedding's solemn vows. A Chusidl, with a moderate speed and bouncy rhythms, gets the party to the dance floor. The concluding Freylach (happy, but still in a minor key!) takes the bride, groom, and guests to the edge of frenzy.

Titles: Doina * Hora * Chusidl * Freylach.

String quartet

SKU: HH.HH477-FSP

Composed by Jeremy Arden. String Quartet. Full score and parts. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH477-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH477-FSP).

ISBN 9790708146889.

The term ‘freygish’ is typically found in klezmer music but derives from a much older cantorial mode, also known under several other titles including the Ahava Rabbah mode, the Mode of Supplication, and Altered Phrygian mode. It is used for the setting of ‘Ahava Rabbah’, or ‘abounding love’, the Ashkenazi prayer and blessing sung during the synagogue morning services. When performed, either in synagogue or in a klezmer setting, the mode can be developed into a variety of short phrases and melodic forms. Jeremy Arden has taken this beautiful irregular scale and filtered its melodic forms through my own musical sensibilities to create a dialogue between Jewish musical traditions and the western musical canon, expressed here through the rigorous crucible of the string quartet.