Publications

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Joel Rubin / Rita Ottens Klezmer-Musik (in German) dtv 30748 / Bärenreiter 1990 with numerous illustrations and musical examples An original publication of Bärenreiter-Verlag and dtv, 1999. Currently out of print. “Here at last is an authoritative and scholarly history of the subject... The authors ... have produced a work that at one stroke dispels the fog of ignorance and false assumptions that has long surrounded this subject. The authors set forth in extraordinary detail the history of klezmer music from its roots in the Middle Ages up to the present day. We now have access for the first time to a wealth of detailed information concerning the life, musical training and repertoire and social milieu of the East European klezmorim. However, it is not only a history of the genre,…

Music book for clarinet (Bb or C) or other melodic instruments from the repertoire of Dave Tarras Revised and edited by Joel Rubin Mainz: Schott Musik International, 1998 ISMN M-001-12146-0 Mazltov! contains detailed melodic transcriptions (with chords) from the acclaimed CD by Joel Rubin with the Epstein Brothers Orchestra (recipients of the 1998 National Heritage Fellowship), Zeydes un Eyniklekh (Grandfathers and Grandsons): Jewish-American Wedding Music from the Repertoire of Dave Tarras.  Also included is a detailed essay on ornamentation and other aspects of klezmer performance style (in English and German). While originally conceived for clarinet, the pieces can be adapted for any melody instrument and arranged for any instrumental combination. Mazltov! provides an introduction to the music of Dave Tarras (1897-1989). https://en.schott-music.com/shop/mazltov-no39273.html

Joel Rubin / Rita Ottens Jüdische Musiktraditionen: Musikpraxis in der Schule, Band 4 (Jewish Musical Traditions: Practical Music for Schools, vol. 4) ISBN 3-7649-2694-3 BE 2684 ca. 144 pages with CD Gustav Bosse Verlag, Kassel, 2001 “An exceptionally knowledgeable and differentiated introduction to the topic of Jewish Music... The authors succeed in introducing basic culturo-historical information and critical comments about the not unproblematic reception of Jewish musical forms ... and, at the same time, about musical-stylistic characteristics. ... One is especially thankful for the accompanying CD with musical examples” (klasse musik 2/2002) https://www.bosse-verlag.de/shop/produkt/details/BE2694