{"product_id":"schoenfeld-tales-from-chelm-migdal","title":"Schoenfeld: Tales from Chelm","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paul-schoenfeld\"\u003ePaul Schoenfeld (1947-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eString Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tales from Chelm (1991)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790302123989\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Schoenfeld's \u003cstrong\u003eTales from Chelm—Four Pieces for String Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e , completed in 1991, is a programmatic work that depicts humorous incidents, scenes, and characters from eastern European Jewish folklore centered around the Polish city of Chelm and its imaginary Jewish inhabitants. The very mention of the city of Chelm can evoke laughter, owing to the large body of humorous stories connected to its mythical former Jewish residents. Since at least the 19th century, generations of eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews and their descendants have been entertained by those sometimes satirical, sometimes nonsensical stories mocking Chelm's supposed population of fools—sarcastically in folklore as khelmer khakhomim (the wise men of Chelm). in four movements: \u003cstrong\u003eA Meeting of the Council of Sages\u003c\/strong\u003e , \u003cstrong\u003eA Tight-Rope Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e , \u003cstrong\u003eThe Witch Cunegunde\u003c\/strong\u003e , and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Soldiers of Chelm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Migdal Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44470314074191,"sku":"MIG46","price":73.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/01e347ec08a25e74d71aab1526c067bc.webp?v=1776257781","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/products\/schoenfeld-tales-from-chelm-migdal","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}