Abe Schwartz

Abe Schwartz ( Yiddish אייב שווארץ; * 1881 near Bucharest ; † 1963 in the United States was) one of Romania originating American composer , klezmer musician, violinist , pianist and orchestra leader .

Life

Abe Schwartz grew up the son of a Jewish family in Romania and came to the United States as an immigrant in 1899 at the age of 18. Here he quickly became known as a musician and composer in New York City . His music group ( Abe Schwartz's Orchestra ) played klezmer with texts in Yiddish , including the song Di grine kuzine (1922) as a great success . Abe Schwartz is usually given as the author of the melody of this song. Other well-known titles were Orientalische Hora (1919), Shwer un Shweeger Tantz (Dance of the In-Laws, 1921) and Romanian Volach (1922). In the late 1920s it was Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras who played his pieces on the clarinet .

Publications

• די גרינע קוזינע Die Greene Kosine - The Biggest Song Hit In The History Of Jewish Music. Words by Hyman Prizant, Music by Abe Schwartz. Arranged by Jack Kammen, Edited by Jos, Kammen. Piano With Words. J. & J. Kammen Music Publishers and Bistributors, Brooklyn (New York) 1921.

Discography

• The Zilberne Chaseneh ("The Silver Wedding"), Lebedig Und Frehlich ("Lively and Happy") (10 min). Columbia, E 3618, 1921
• Der Rebbi Hot Geheisen Freilich Zain (“The rabbi told us to be happy”), A Tanz Far Alle Mechutonim (“A dance for all those who are married”) (10 min), Columbia, E7320, 1919.

With George Wagner (singer)

• Anniversary Waltz , Bésame Mucho (10 min). Apollo Records 144, 1947.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Victor R. Greene: A Singing Ambivalence: American Immigrants Between Old World and New, 1830-1930 . Kent State University Press, Kent (Ohio) 2004. pp. 72f.
2. ↑ Yale Strom: Shpil - The Art of Playing Klezmer . Scarecrow Press, Lanham / Toronto / Plymouth (UK) 2012. p. 21.