Joseph Moskowitz

Joseph Moskowitz

Joseph Moskowitz (1879 – June 27, 1954) was a Romanian-born Jewish musician who invented the klezmer approach to the cymbalum. He eventually settled in the United States.

When Moskowitz appeared at a cafe in New York City in 1908, the "New York Times" reported that, "posters in Yiddish, Italian, Hungarian, and Roumanian ("sic") announce his presence throughout the length of East Houston Street." That appearance was to be the start of five years of musically touring the United States. He then opened a restaurant on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In 1943 he moved to Washington, DC, where he played regularly at Michel's French Restaurant near Dupont Circle.

Recordings

The one readily available Joseph Moskowitz recording is "The Art of the Cymbalom", Rounder CD 1126, 1996. This CD contains recordings Moskowitz made, some with ensembles, spanning the years 1916 to 1953.

References

*—, "Champion Cymbalist is Playing Here Now", "New York Times", April 26, 1908, C4.
* [http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/moskowitz/ Remembering Joseph Moskowitz] on klezmershack.com.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Moskowitz — (also Moskovitz) is an Eastern Ashkenazic Jewish surname. A Germanized form of a Slavic patronymic of the Yiddish personal name Moshke, a pet form of Moshe, Moskowitz may also refer to: Contents 1 Family name 1.1 Moscovich 1.2 Moscovitch 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Byrd — Infobox musical artist Name = Joseph Byrd Img capt = Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Joseph Hunter Byrd Alias = Joe Byrd Born = December 19, 1937 Died = Origin = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Instrument = Vocals, organ, piano,… …   Wikipedia

  • Jared Moskowitz — Jared E. Moskowitz (born December 18, 1980) is the youngest elected official in South Florida. He was elected as a Parkland City Commissioner in March of 2006, during his second year in law school at the age of 25. He currently serves as the Vice …   Wikipedia

  • PROSKAUER, JOSEPH MEYER — (1877–1971), U.S. lawyer and community leader. Proskauer, who was born in Mobile, Alabama, was a partner in the law firm Elkus, Gleason, and Proskauer from 1903 to 1923, then served as judge in the Appellate Division of the First Department of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Cimbalom — Top view and playing area of a modern concert cimbalom Classification String instrument (struck or plucked) Playing range …   Wikipedia

  • Rounder Records — Fondé en 1970 Fondateur Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin et Marian Leighton Levy. Statut Indépendant Maison de disques Concord Music Group …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of Romanian Jews — This is a list of Romanian Jews who are or were Jewish or of Jewish ancestry.Academics* Aaron Aaronsohn, botanist * J. J. Benjamin, historian * Nicolae Cajal, virologist and Jewish community leader * Ştefan Cazimir, literary critic * Constantin… …   Wikipedia

  • List of klezmer musicians — This article provides a list of klezmer musicians:*Aaron Alexander *Michael Alpert *Shloimke (Sam) Beckerman *Sidney Beckerman *Joris van Beek *Alan Bern *Geoff Berner *Marten Boeken [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpK MoALWwU] *Naftule Brandwein …   Wikipedia

  • Cimbal — Cymbalum Sommaire 1 Cimbalom hongrois 2 Czimbalum tchéco slovaque 3 Tambal roumano moldave 4 Tsymbaly biélorusse …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cimbalom — Cymbalum Sommaire 1 Cimbalom hongrois 2 Czimbalum tchéco slovaque 3 Tambal roumano moldave 4 Tsymbaly biélorusse …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”