David Meyrowitz (1867-1943) and Louis Gilrod (1879-1930). Die Fire Korbunes [The Fire Victims]. New York: Theodore Lohr Co., 1911. Sheet music cover. Irene Heskes Collection. Music Division About this image
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The material in this collection is based on Lawrence Marwick’s list of copyright entries, including both Yiddish American plays and music. Irene Heskes added the names of composers, lyricists, arrangers, theaters, copyright proprietors, and information about whether the song was published and by whom. Beyond information on a genre of American music, the book is a resource and access guide to the large number of Yiddish American popular songs available in the collections of the Music Division. The Yiddish American musical theater began in the Bowery area of the Lower East Side of New York City after 1880 and quickly expanded through New York and into many communities in the United States. This art form, with its genre of popular Yiddish songs, not only served a special Jewish patronage, but also served as a portal by which Jewish music entered mainstream American life.
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General
- Span Dates
- 1895-1951
- Bulk Dates
- 1895-1922, 1928-1951
- Major Language(s)
- Yiddish, Hebrew, English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 3500
- Number of Containers
- 32
- Linear Feet
- 12
- Contents
- The catalog for the Irene Heskes Collection of sheet music is titled Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950: A Catalog Based on the Lawrence Marwick Roster of Copyright Entries. The collection has been arranged numerically according to the entries in the Catalog, which lists 3,427 Yiddish song titles, with the copyright number and date, composer and publisher for each. Brief information about each song and a description of the cover is also included. Some titles were not located within the holdings of any institution and are indicated as “unexamined” in her bibliography. A ‘container list’ is included in the 1994 Guide to the Special Collections:The Irene Heskes Collection, by Joshua Waxman. Also included is a list of the Heskes Collection entries NOT available at the Library of Congress.
- Processing History
- Processed and easy to use
- Transfers
- Completed
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Irene Heskes Collection, "Heskes Number" as found in the "Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950." Music Division, Library of Congress