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Cover of sheet music for “Sadie Salome, Go Home.” Fanny Brice (1891–1951) was born Fania Borach in New York City to immigrants from Hungary and Alsace respectively. Getting her break in entertainment…
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Edgar Leslie, Irving Berlin, Artist Unknown
Date:
1909
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Many skeptics have denied the existence of Jewish music. Some lump it together with Oriental music; others refuse to admit its independence a priori, by virtue of the nomadic fate of the Jews, who…
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Society for Jewish Folk Music
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Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1913
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Contributor:
Eddie Cantor, Harry Ruby
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1918
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Sheet music for “Broadway’s Not a Bad Place after All” from the theatrical revue Ziegfield Follies.
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Eddie Cantor, Harry Ruby
Date:
1918
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She: I can’t hide it anymore
I’ll reveal my bitter, heavy heart
I can’t even wait till tomorrow
Because oh does it smart!
He…
Contributor:
Yehudah Leib Cahan
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1912
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Sheet music for “Die fire korbones” (The Fire's Victims). This song was written in memory of the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which broke out on March 25, 1911…
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1911
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Score of “Le Grand Pas” from the ballet Paquita, which premiered in Paris in 1846 and which, in adapted form, became a mainstay of classical ballet.
Contributor:
Aloysius Minkus
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1881