Joseph Moskowitz

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Joseph Moskowitz (1879 – June 27, 1954) was a Romanian-born Jewish musician who invented the klezmer approach to the cymbalum. He eventually settled in the United States. When Moskowitz appeared at a cafe in New York City in 1908, the New York Times reported that, "posters in Yiddish, Italian, Hungarian, and Roumanian announce his presence throughout the length of East Houston Street." That appearance was to be the start of five years of musically touring the United States. He then opened a restaurant on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In 1943 he moved to Washington, DC, where he played regularly at Michel's French Restaurant near Dupont Circle. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1954. Font: Wikipedia User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Klezmer: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music 1908-1927

The Art of the Cymbalom

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Yiddish, Hebrew and Klezmer: Anthology of Jewish Music Disc 1

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Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World

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Yiddish Songs II

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Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music 1908-1927 ('97³â)

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Yikhes (Lineage) - Early Klezmer Recordings 1911-1939

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Klezmer Pioneers: European And American Recordings, 1905-1952

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The Art Of The Cymbalom (1916-53)

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Classic Yiddish Klezmer, Vol. 1

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Klezmer Music - Early Yiddish Instrumental Music: 1908-1927

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Yikhes: Early Klezmer Recordings 1911-1939

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