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A Joyful Noise

Claiming the Songs of My Fathers

by Deborah Weisgall

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Grove Press
  • 14 x 21.1 x 2 cm

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In A Joyful Noise, Deborah Weisgall tells a moving story of her turbulent coming-of-age in the shadow of two remarkable men who lived life as if they were characters in an opera. The daughter of a mercurial composer and the granddaughter of a legendary cantor, Deborah as a child longed to be entrusted with their precious music and carry it on herself. But it was impossible; she was a girl. A Joyful Noise recounts Deborah's search for a place within the family tradition and, finally, her triumphant discovery of a way to make the men who would exclude her -- who were also the men she loved -- listen to her voice. A Joyful Noise is a tender, heartbreaking, beautifully written chronicle of the power of memory, the survival of faith, and the pursuit of a grand musical heritage. A superbly written chronicle encompassing the grand themes of the power of memory and the survival of faith. -- The Jewish Transcript; Weisgall has written a valuable book. -- The New York Times Book Review; This is a lovely memoir of life in the acutely functional family of a fine and learned composer. Deborah Weisgall writes of a milieu of discourse immersed in and emerging from music, and in which love and knowledge are not at odds. . . . A Joyful Noise is that of her own particular music of remembering. -- John Hollander; An absorbing memoir, with music in the background and foreground. -- New York Jewish Week.
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  • Author

    Deborah Weisgall

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Grove Press

  • Published

    August 2000

  • Weight

    305g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.1 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780802137302

  • ISBN-10

    080213730X

  • Eden Code

    4583139

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