A Symphony of Hasidic Music in 3 Movements-A Symphony of Hasidic Music in 3 Movements. Velvel Pasternak a noted ethnomusicologist and lecturer has brought the joy of Hasidic music to audiences throughout North America and Israel. The three movements of this book feature Velvel's often-humorous retelling of his music projects with Hasidim a short overview of their music's essence and the songs with background stories and annotations. The 70-minute accompanying CD features music examples from the book.