ELEGIE: FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN

New York: S. Schenker, 1921. Item #41916

1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 4to. 5 pages, 31 cm. In Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. Rosenblatt (1882- 1933) was a Ukrainian-born cantor and composer who was regarded as the greatest cantor of his time. Rosenblatt's fame extended beyond the Jewish world earning him large concert fees, a singing role in the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, and the sobriquet "The Jewish Caruso” (Wikipedia, 2019). SUBJECTS: Songs, Hebrew - United States. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (FAU, Harvard, NLI, Cambridge, Bayerische, HUC). Small tears in right and top margins. Contents good. (MUSIC-8-1-XX).

Price: $200.00