How to Play Klezmer Fiddle – Lisa Gutkin
Klezmer, the celebratory dance music of Eastern European Jews, has been gaining in popularity in recent years, partly through the work of the musical super-group, the Klezmatics. Lisa Gutkin, their virtuosic fiddler, has made a DVD that’s perfect for anyone who wants to delve into this compelling musical tradition.
With Pete Rushefsky’s expert accompaniment, Lisa details the scales, rhythms, grace notes, trills, ornaments, fill-ins, slides and other techniques that provide the “palette” of sounds you’ll need to play authentic-sounding klezmer tunes. She adds fascinating information about interpretation, improvisation and the history of the music. Fiddlers of all genres will benefit from her exercises and warm-ups, and her advice on posture, balance, bowing and fingering is invaluable.
The pieces/dance forms she teaches include freylekhs, a festive “walking” song; bulgar, a syncopated tune with Bessarabian roots; hora, a triple-meter circle dance; and the slower, more melodic khosidl.
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