Collection of musical compositions for the Yiddish theater and memorabilia.

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Collection of musical compositions for the Yiddish theater and memorabilia.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17940068

Predominantly original and reproduced manuscripts of scores and parts of stage shows, songs, dance music, and religious pieces, including the composer's biblical opera, Ruth; clippings and typescript materials, including synopses, scripts, obituaries, and testimonials.

30 boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 6934625

University of California, Los Angeles

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Rumshinsky, Joseph, 1881-1956

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Rumshinsky was born in Vilna, Russia, on Apr. 9, 1881; attended Univ. of Warsaw, St. Petersburg Conservatory, and the Univ. of London; came to the US in 1904; taught piano and wrote specialty songs; in 1905, the noted actor Jacob Adler hired him to write incidental music for his biblical play Elisha Ben Elijah, which was a success; he modernized Jewish operetta by emphasizing folk and American idioms in his music for the Yiddish stage and introducing symphonic settings for his songs; wrote more ...