Chisvin Sharon (6 results)

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Quarto, glossy paper covered boards, 128 pp., duotone photos throughout, timeline, bibliography Introduction by A.Z. Idelsohn.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 127. 4to. Pictorial boards. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles. Bright, clean, and unmarked; as new.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 127. 4to. Pictorial boards. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles. Bright, clean, and unmarked; as new.

[0-4691256-5-8] [2000]. (4to) Fine, no dust jacket. 127pp. Illustrated glossy boards. Photographs, illustrations, chronology, bibliography. Locale: ; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Jewish Canadians, Music, Musicians--Manitoba).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few very light scratches to covers; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; This book is an attempt to document the musical history of Winnipeg Jewry. Its first substantive chapter concerns the music of the synagogue. Synagogues were not the only venue for Jewish musical talents; many schools, organizations, and youth groups boasted musical groups, as detailed in the next chapter. A further chapter speaks of Yiddish and Hebrew folk music and the Winnipeg musicians, amateur and professional, who performed them over the years. A chapter chronicles Winnipeg Jewish musicians who played jazz and rock and roll, and yet another is devoted to classical musicians. What becomes clear is that it is possible to understand a great deal about a Jewish community from its musical endeavours. Music taken in its broadest sense was a consuming passion for many within the community and an important matrix for the community as a whole.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. 127, [1] p. Includes illustrations. Timeline. Bibliography. This book accompanied a museum exhibit and concert series. The intent in this work is to offer the reader an overall history of the musical life of the Winnipeg Jewish community, one that reviewed the many achievements and contribuitons to the world of music in general and to Jewish music and the Jewish community specifically. The author is am a Winnipeg journalist, researcher, editor, book reviewer, documentarian and oral historian whose writing has appeared in myriad anthologies, magazines and newspapers. In a career that has spanned almost 30 years, she has written feature articles, book reviews, promotional materials, government reports, social history books, web copy, newsletters and documentary film scripts on a wide variety of topics. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Very slight wear and soiling to cover noted. Ink notation on t-p (not from author).