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Description

1. 45 linear feet (164 boxes)

Summary

1. WEVD was a New York City radio station best-known for its Yiddish language programming geared towards Jewish immigrant audiences. The station, whose popularity peaked from the 1930s to the 1950s, regularly featured live music performances with a house orchestra. The David and Ina Shiff WEVD music collection, dating from 1889 to 1995 (bulk dates 1900s-1960s), contains thousands of scores, parts, arrangements, and sheet music for songs and compositions that were performed on WEVD. The collection highlights the work of Jewish composers in the United States and Europe, as well as classical and popular music by non-Jewish composers whose vocal works were often translated into Yiddish. It also includes musical manuscripts of compositions written specifically for WEVD, many of which have never been published.

Subject

1. Chajes, Julius, 1910-1985.
2. Cherniavsky, Joseph, 1895-1959.
3. Ellstein, Abraham, 1907-1963.
4. Engel, Joel, 1868-1927.
5. Jassinowsky, Pinchos, 1886-1954.
6. Lefkowitch, Henry, 1891-1959.
7. Low, Leo, 1878-1960.
8. Olshanetsky, Alexander.
9. Rumshinsky, Joseph, 1881-1956.
10. Secunda, Sholom, 1894-1974.
11. Zilberts, Zavel, 1881-1949.
12. Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Music -- 20th century.
13. Jews -- Popular music.
14. Klezmer music.
15. Music by Jewish composers.
16. Radio broadcasting, Yiddish.
17. Radio programs -- New York (State) -- New York.
18. Songs, Yiddish.
19. Synagogue music.

Genre/Form

1. Arrangements (Music)
2. Parts (Music)
3. Scores.

Call number

1. JPB 25-10

Language

1. Multiple languages

Source (note)

1. Donated by David Shiff in 2023.

Language (note)

1. The collection is predominantly in Yiddish, Hebrew, English, French, German, Russian, and Italian.

Author

1. WEVD (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), creator.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

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