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Budget Bulgar, a fiery Klezmer tune, was sketched between playing dance sets at a Russian wedding in western New Jersey, and is dedicated to Pete Sokolow, for many years the king of Jewish weddings in New York, a great klez-stride pianist, and an incredible personality. I propped my cellphone on the hood of a car in the parking lot, and left myself a voicemail with the melody, which I transcribed (and altered) at home.
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| CATEGORY | Chamber music, multi-track viola music |
| INSTRUMENTATION | Arrangements available:
-- string quartet (plus bass)
-- string trio
-- 1 or 2 clarinets, 3 violins, 1 viola, 2 cellos
-- 2 recorders, viola, cello, piano
Also available as a jazz "lead sheet". Arrangements for other combinations may be commissioned upon request.
Also available as part of the Vjola Suite set.
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| DURATION | 2 minutes 40 seconds |
| WORLD PREMIERE | Om Factory Yoga, New York; June 16 2006
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| WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMERS | Ljova & the Kontraband: Ljova, viola; Patrick Farrell, accordion; Mike Savino, bass; Mathias Kunzli, percussion
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| OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES | Brooklyn Rider, at Joe's Pub [see video];
Ljova and the Kontraband at Joe's Pub [see video]
spark quintett - live in Germany [video fragment at very beginning]
Warhol Dervish - at Casa del Popolo in Montreal, Canada [see video]
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| RECORDING | Recorded by Ljova and the Kontraband in 2007, but unreleased.
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| SCORE AVAILABILITY | All arrangements are available for sale via PDF or mail delivery; arrangements for combinations not listed above may be commissioned on request. [contact for more info]
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