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The Music on Comtat-Venaissin
… translation from the French by Edwin Seroussi Note: This article appeared in parallel columns in English, French and German in Musica Hebraica (1-2 [1938]: 18-20), the very short-lived … and Carpentras. The music [in Comtat-Venaissin] was particularly brilliant; in a period before the French opera …
Netanel Cohen (Musai)
… A scholar specializing in Jewish music, with a particular emphasis on the liturgical and … traditions of Eastern Jewish communities. He holds a PhD in Musicology from the Hebrew University, where his …
Haim Louk
… also housed a synagogue, where a large choir operated. Participation in the choir was a compulsory aspect of the … charismatic teacher who greatly influenced Louk's musical path. At the age of 10, Louk met Rabbi David … of a school, a position he held for 22 years. Louk's musical career, which began in Morocco, further developed …
Flory Jagoda
… Singer, musician, and composer Flory Jagoda has widely promulgated and enriched the Sephardic musical tradition in the United States. Born in 1923, in Sarajevo, she was raised in a Ladino-speaking and musical extended family and a grandmother who sang Sephardic …
A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… embellish the basic and ancient core of the liturgy with particular additions and variations. Classic locations for … inserted before the opening of the formal public prayer starting with the cry “Barekhu et Adonai hamevorakh” (Bless … unique texts such as the selection of Psalm verses whose music is discussed below. The memory of the melodies and …
Muyhoytü äji dukhdär?
… "My hair is like a dark night." In subsequent stanzas each part of the woman's face is depicted in a similair manner … Arabic and Hebrew literature. … 7 … 41472 … Derbent … The Music of the Mountain Jews … Asia … Folk songs … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Mountain Jews … Wedding music … Dagestan … Eastern Communities … Muyhoytü äji …
Khäyvoni
… song about the woman cook who prepares food for the party. … 7 … 41481 … Makhachkala, Daghestan … The Music of the Mountain Jews … Asia … Folk songs … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Mountain Jews … Wedding music … Dagestan … Eastern Communities … Khäyvoni …
Iyr (1)
… are long, complex compositions usually consisting of three parts. The opening is a free polyphonic introductory section … from well-known songs. It is followed by a short second part which alludes to rhythms from the upcoming sections. The music then abruptly returns to the free rhythm improvisation …
Mugham and Täsnif (mugham Shushtär)
… piece (called simply Mugham ), followed by a Täsnif (art song). The text of the first section is a love song (" … same format. … 7 … 41526 … Makhachkala, Daghestan … The Music of the Mountain Jews … Asia … Folk songs … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Mountain Jews … Dance Music … Instrumental music … Garmoshka … Dagestan … Eastern …
1. Oh Lovely Parrot!
… singing the song. In both versions, the parrot or parrots start out living in or near Palur but are forced to flee from … but they knew it because they used to enjoy attending parties where it was sung with dancing by women in another … location. ________________________________ [1] Kŏvil is a particularly tasty and attractive fruit (Zacharia 2005, 139). …