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Greeted with smiles : Bukharian Jewish music and musicians in New York /

'Greeted with Smiles' explores the circumstances facing new American immigrants, using the music of the Bukharian Jews to gain entrance into their community and their culture. Author Evan Rapport investigates the transformation of Bukharian identity through an examination of corresponding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rapport, Evan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:American musicspheres.
Subjects:
Jews, Bukharan > Music > History and criticism.
Jews > New York (State) > New York > Music > History and criticism.
Jewish musicians > New York (State) > New York.
Music > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism.
Musique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire et critique.
Juifs de Boukhara > Musique > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
Music
Jews > Music
Jewish musicians
New York (State) > New York
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Greeted with Smiles' explores the circumstances facing new American immigrants, using the music of the Bukharian Jews to gain entrance into their community and their culture. Author Evan Rapport investigates the transformation of Bukharian identity through an examination of corresponding changes in its music, focusing on three of these distinct but overlapping repertoires - maquom, Jewish religious music and popular music.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199379057
019937905X
0199379068
9780199379064
1322146926
9781322146928