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The Shawl
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The Shawl is copyright © 1980 by Cynthia Ozick. Originally published in The New Yorker From The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick (Vintage, 1990). Used by permission of Melanie Jackson Agency, L.L.C.

Excerpt from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (1988), performed by Jeno Jandó (piano), used courtesy of Naxos USA.

Excerpts from "Abîme des oiseaux," "Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus," and "Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes," from Olivier Messiaens Quartet for the End of Time (2001), performed by the Amici Ensembe, used courtesy of Naxos USA.

Excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ("Pathetique"),: Adagio – Allegro non troppo," performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor), used courtesy of Naxos USA.

Excerpts from A Song for Silenced Voices: Andante and Quasi cadenza, from Micahel Cohen's I Remember (1999), © used courtesy of Newport Classic.

"Raisins and Almonds" by Trudie Richman from Lullaby and Goodnight, FW07572, provided courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, © 1978. Used by permission.

Excerpts from "Gasa Nign" and "Freilach," by Elaine Hoffman Watts with Susan Watts, from I Remember Klezmer (2003), © used with permission of Elaine Hoffman Watts.

Original sound effects by Brent Findley at Sonic Magic Studios, Culver City, CA.



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