Dance Improvisation on a Hebrew Folksong, Op.37 (Achron, Joseph)

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Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Society for Jewish Folk Music, 1914. Plate 59
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Work Title Dance Improvisation on a Hebrew Folksong, Op.37
Alternative. Title
Composer Achron, Joseph
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.37
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJA 2
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1914 (December)
First Publication. 1914
Copyright Information Possibly public domain in the EU and in other 70 pma territories.
This item, which is in the public domain in its country of origin, is likewise in the public domain in countries which apply the rule of the shorter term. All EU countries apply the rule of the shorter term in general.
Note that in some cases this rule may be overridden by a treaty with the source country (especially the United States) and/or may not apply to works which fell into the public domain in their source country due to a failure to renew copyright or comply with other formalities.
Dedication My Mother
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Violin and Piano

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Improvisations on a Jewish folk melody which was later called "Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah"

Errrrmm... oversimplified if true. See discussion @ Wikipedia, comparing this work, "Freylekhs", etc. and noting : "The works by Kopyt, Achron, and Stutschewsky share two distinct melodies: the one that later became "Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah" and an arpeggiated tune." et seq (read article)... - ES.

Orchestral version @ Fleisher Collection. "Written for the Society for Hebrew Music of St. Petersburg. Originally composed for violin and piano, 1913; orchestrated 1916. First performance Petrograd, probably 1916, Pavlovsk Summer Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection." Orchestration composed for - again from Fleisher: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, strings.