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A Flowering Debate: A Judeo-Spanish Song (not just) for Tu BiShvat
… influence on modern Sephardic and Oriental Jewish ritual practices. This influence is clearly reflected in the … of them has the merit to praise God. It is a text based on ancient and universal poetic schemes centered on debates, … emerged therefore from a rich multicultural poetic and musical background that can be traced back to the medieval …
‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… addition to ‘Lekhah Dodi.’ Even more important for the main musical argument of this Song of the Month (see below), the … and explains that he too, in order to introduce this “ancient time-hallowed custom” to his Italian coreligionists, … … [7] On these variants and on the diverse kabbalistic practices related to Qabbalat Shabbat and Mordecai Dato’s …
El Jiwneh Hagalil (Lied der galilaischen Arbeiter) – God will Build the Galilee (Galilee Worker’s Song)
… An ancient piyut [liturgical song] transformed into a Zionist … variations of the lyrics, arrangements and performance-practices reshaped its meanings and contexts of performance … content of his album. El jiwneh Hagalil answered both the musical and pedagogical requirements of this album. …
Songs of Palestinian Jews from the Collection of Isaac Lurie (1913)
… the earliest surviving specimens of Middle Eastern Jewish musical traditions. By nature of the technological … of these fragments. Lurie’s recordings reflect musical practices of Jews from the Ottoman provinces of Greater … musical traditions considered to have preserved traces of ancient Jewish practices. Thus, the bulk of the present …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… such as seli h ot . I have studied in great detail the musical setting of this poem in Sephardic communities, … versions in the article entitled “Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardic Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of … fascinating detailed account by Hocha of all musical practices related to the fast days in the Jewish liturgical …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… century and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records … between communities. We know that medieval Ashkenazi prayer practices were of a strong oral character: the individual … conventions. The transcribers’ desire to imbue the ancient Jewish melody with contemporary decorum led them to …

Musical Practices and Instruments in Late Bronze Age Ugarit (Syria)
… provides a wide range of evidence for the reconstruction of musical practice during the Late Bronze Age, at the time of … Ugarit casts some light upon the poorly known history of ancient Near Eastern music in the span of time between … … Ancient music … Ancient Instruments … Ancient Musical Practices … Musical instruments … Ugarit … Musical Practices …

Aspects of Music Culture in the Land of Israel during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods: Sepphoris as a Case Study
… Roman and Byzantine periods — as a case study. … 23469 … Ancient Israel … Israel … Byzantine … Hellenistic … Roman … Music history … Ancient music … Ancient Musical Practices … Aspects of Music Culture in the Land of Israel …

Sounds from under the Ashes: The Music of Cults and Mysteries in the Ancient Vesuvian Land
… ash and lava. … 23471 … Roman … Vesuvius … Mount Vesuvius … Ancient music … Ancient Musical Practices … Cultural heritage … Mediterranean culture … …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… continually. Restore to Zion once again Thy favor and the ancient might And glory of her sacred fane, And let the … with a certain degree of accuracy how Jewish liturgical practices evolved prior to the invention of the printing … sung preceding and during the High Holidays. Ashkenazi musical traditions of Shofet kol ha'aretz Our previous …