Thursday, October 2
at 2:44 p.m.
i have a confession to make. no, don't worry, this does not involve a closet. whenever i walk into a restaurant, i feel bad if i don't buy something. what i mean is, i feel terrible for using the facilities and just leaving. of course, this is not good, especially on those occasions where i or my family take long road trips.
this happened to me a few days ago. i went to the Tim Horton's at Bedford and Bloor to blow my nose, but ended up leaving with a medium hot chocolate and a Boston Creme. and while we're on the topic, i dislike Tim Horton's coffee. don't yell. that's just my personal preference, and no, it's not becuuse i don't like coffee. i love coffee; i drink at least three cups a day. i also love Dr. Pepper. just thought i'd let you know.
Do any of you know what Klezmer Music (or Klesmer) is?
Quoting from Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten:
Klezmer Music is a style of music that is inherently Jewish in nature. The word Klezmer comes from two Hebrew words, clay and zimmer, meaning vessel of music or song. The idea is that the instrument ie. the violin, clarinet, takes on human characteristics like laughing and crying. With a joyous exuberance or a soulful wailing.
Klezmer music was a product of Eastern European Yiddish Culture which the Jewish immigrants brought with them to the United States in the 1880's.
Klezmer musicians (also called Klezmorim) were an informal group of musicians. Many were itinerants who went from village to village in Eastern Europe. They played traditional music, folk songs, folk dances and solemn hymns before prayers.
These musicians rarely knew how to read music. What Jews could afford music lessons and who in the shtetl would teach them? They earned very little money and had to keep moving, seeking out country fairs, weddings, synagogue dedications, Purim festivities etc...
Although untrained in any formal sense, many were extremely gifted men. So superior was their playing that Polish nobles often engaged them. As characters, the shabby Klezmorim were familiar to all Ashkenazi Jews. They were regarded as drifters, odd types and itinerant minstrels. They are a recurrent theme in the paintings of Marc Chagall and Chaim Gross.
A typical group contained three to six musicians. Their music was played on trumpets, bugles, flutes, clarinets, fifes, violins, cellos and drums. In some ways Klezmer music was like the music of Jazz combos in that it grew out of improvisation, ingenious harmonizations and solo innovations.
i'm going down this path after hearing an interview with David Buchbinder of The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. he and his Toronto-based band have recently released their new album Sweet Return. although this shouldn't really be an issue, i think it's very nice that he's Jewish and his wife's a Christian Palestinian.
so, mazel tov to all of you. (that's "good luck" for all of us who don't speak Yiddish. and it's not really appropriate in this case, as it should be used after the fact. like at a graduation. oh well) and before i forget, the bathroom in that Tim Horton's was filthy. avoid if possible.
Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
V'nis m'cha.
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
V'nis m'cha.
Hava n'ra-na-na,
Hava n'ra-na-na,
Hava n'ra-na-na,
V'nis-m'cha.
U-ru a-chim
B'lev-sa-me ach,
U-ru a-chim
B'lev-sa-ma ack,
U-ru a-chim,
U-ru a-chim,
B'lev-sa-me ach.
But what does it mean?
Let Us Rejoice & Be Glad
Let us rejoice
and be glad
Let us sing
Awaken brethren
With a cheerful heart.
yes, you have heard this song before; it's on the Snatch soundtrack. if not there, then somewhere else.
this happened to me a few days ago. i went to the Tim Horton's at Bedford and Bloor to blow my nose, but ended up leaving with a medium hot chocolate and a Boston Creme. and while we're on the topic, i dislike Tim Horton's coffee. don't yell. that's just my personal preference, and no, it's not becuuse i don't like coffee. i love coffee; i drink at least three cups a day. i also love Dr. Pepper. just thought i'd let you know.
Do any of you know what Klezmer Music (or Klesmer) is?
Quoting from Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten:
Klezmer Music is a style of music that is inherently Jewish in nature. The word Klezmer comes from two Hebrew words, clay and zimmer, meaning vessel of music or song. The idea is that the instrument ie. the violin, clarinet, takes on human characteristics like laughing and crying. With a joyous exuberance or a soulful wailing.
Klezmer music was a product of Eastern European Yiddish Culture which the Jewish immigrants brought with them to the United States in the 1880's.
Klezmer musicians (also called Klezmorim) were an informal group of musicians. Many were itinerants who went from village to village in Eastern Europe. They played traditional music, folk songs, folk dances and solemn hymns before prayers.
These musicians rarely knew how to read music. What Jews could afford music lessons and who in the shtetl would teach them? They earned very little money and had to keep moving, seeking out country fairs, weddings, synagogue dedications, Purim festivities etc...
Although untrained in any formal sense, many were extremely gifted men. So superior was their playing that Polish nobles often engaged them. As characters, the shabby Klezmorim were familiar to all Ashkenazi Jews. They were regarded as drifters, odd types and itinerant minstrels. They are a recurrent theme in the paintings of Marc Chagall and Chaim Gross.
A typical group contained three to six musicians. Their music was played on trumpets, bugles, flutes, clarinets, fifes, violins, cellos and drums. In some ways Klezmer music was like the music of Jazz combos in that it grew out of improvisation, ingenious harmonizations and solo innovations.
i'm going down this path after hearing an interview with David Buchbinder of The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. he and his Toronto-based band have recently released their new album Sweet Return. although this shouldn't really be an issue, i think it's very nice that he's Jewish and his wife's a Christian Palestinian.
so, mazel tov to all of you. (that's "good luck" for all of us who don't speak Yiddish. and it's not really appropriate in this case, as it should be used after the fact. like at a graduation. oh well) and before i forget, the bathroom in that Tim Horton's was filthy. avoid if possible.
Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
V'nis m'cha.
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
Hava Nagila,
V'nis m'cha.
Hava n'ra-na-na,
Hava n'ra-na-na,
Hava n'ra-na-na,
V'nis-m'cha.
U-ru a-chim
B'lev-sa-me ach,
U-ru a-chim
B'lev-sa-ma ack,
U-ru a-chim,
U-ru a-chim,
B'lev-sa-me ach.
But what does it mean?
Let Us Rejoice & Be Glad
Let us rejoice
and be glad
Let us sing
Awaken brethren
With a cheerful heart.
yes, you have heard this song before; it's on the Snatch soundtrack. if not there, then somewhere else.
