Transcriptions of All the Belf Tunes

Transcriptions of All the Belf Tunes / транскрипции всех ноты записей Белфа / בעלףס

Belf's Romanian Orchestra -- Румынский оркестр В. Бельфа -- בעלףס רומײנישער אָרקעסטער

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01 - Rumynski Zhok - Румынский Жок	22 - Tsu di Hakofes
02 - Yikhes - יחוּס	23 - Khosidl - חסידל - хосидл
03 - Moldovanskaya Dudochka - дудочка	24 - Khotinskaya - Хотинская
04 - Chaban	25 - Amerikanskaya - Американская
05 - Zhok, Rumynski Tanets - Жок, Румынский танэц	26 - Der Arbaytsman
06 - Simkhas Toyre - שׂימחת תּורה - Сымхос Тоыра	27 - Freylikhs Bruder
07 - Bolgarskaya - Болгарская	28 - Svirskaya - Свирская
08 - Bolgarski Zhok - Болгарский Жок	29 - Lipovetskaya - Липоветская
09 - Moldovanskaya Hanga - האַנגי	30 - Der Farzorgter Yid
10 - U Rabina	31 - Hop Lyalya, Rumynski Piesnya
11 - Nokh Havdole - Нох Гавдоле	32 - Gora Holya, Rumnyski Tanets
12 - Fun Der Khupe - Фун дер Хупэ	33 - Tanets Rabina
13 - Na Rasvete - На Рассвете	34 - Nakhes fun Kinder
14 - Bessarabski Freilikhs - Безарабский Фрелах	35 - Khasid U Rabina
15 - Rumynski Motiv - רומײנישע מאָטיװ - Румынский мотивь	36 - Odesskaya - Одесская
16 - Dem Rebns Havdole	37 - Oy, 'sa Falshe Velt
17 - Bessarabski Zhok - בעסעראַביאַן זהאָק - Безарабский Жок	38 - Folnieshtskaya
18 - Lomir Beyten Got - Ломирь Байтын Гот	39 - Surra U Ravvina
19 - Zayt Lustik	40 - Baym Rebns Tish
20 - Mayofis	41 - Platch Yevreia
21 - Turetskaya - Туретьская	42 - Yevreiskaya - Еврейская
All 41 in one PDF file

Here are transcriptions of all of the extant Belf recordings. The first forty tunes are transcribed from Kurt Bjorling's Resource Recordings. The tunes are listed in the same order as his recordings and use the same titles, alphabet, and spelling as Bjorling (followed sometimes by alternatives).

More information about the intent and scope of the transcriptions is here.

More information about the tune titles is here.

Platch Yevreia (#41) is not availble yet. It is being transcribed from the recording posted on Mark Rubin's 'Belfs Music'.

Yevreiskaya (#42) was transcribed from Oytsres(Treasures): Klezmer Music 1908-1996, Wergo, SM16212.

Who was Belf? How and where were these made? Some answers are here in Roger Reid's recapping of the Sirena Story is here.