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Interview with David Ellin (complete, part I)

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Title

Interview with David Ellin (complete, part I)

Performer

Ellin, David

Gender

Male

Date

1967

Location

New York

Track Number

6

Description

[from LOC box logs] This kind of recording, is done with the thought in mind, of emphasizing the importance of the “intellectual” as carrier of folksong and art song. Born in Montreal 42 years ago, David’s father was the eminent Jewish musicologist, Yisroel Rabinovitsh. The introductory remarks are read by Ruth Rubin from Z. Reizin’s Leksikon fun der Yidisher Literatur. This is followed by David’s remarks about his father and his home environment as a child. He also remarks about his father and his home Note: The extraneous noises are unfortunately traffic sounds of the New York streets…

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“Interview with David Ellin (complete, part I),” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 22, 2024, https://exhibitions.yivo.org/items/show/5869.
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