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Mark Slobin

    March 15, 1943

    Mark Slobin is a distinguished scholar whose work delves into the rich tapestry of global music traditions. His research spans diverse areas, including the music of Central Asia, Eastern European Jewish culture, and the global influence of film scores and folk melodies. With a unique focus on his native Detroit, he has provided a comprehensive survey of the city's multifaceted musical landscape. Slobin's writings are characterized by a deep engagement with the social and cultural contexts that shape musical expression.

    Old Jewish Folk Music
    Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction
    • Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      3.1(42)Add rating

      This stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, with a world-wide reach that goes far beyond America's shores to discuss folk music of every possible kind and in every corner of the globe.

      Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction
    • Old Jewish Folk Music

      • 640 pages
      • 23 hours of reading

      Here presented for the first time in English are Moshe Beregovski's surviving essays, plus his anthologies containing hundreds of folk songs with full Yiddish and English texts.

      Old Jewish Folk Music