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Zemerl (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT … “...a zemerl [pl. zmires ]...is a religious folk song in Hebrew or Aramaic sung on the Sabbath. Bearing a … at small celebrations like the sholem-zokher , an evening party prior to a circumcision, at Hasidic gatherings, as …
And Now We're All Brothers: Singing In Yiddish In Contemporary North America
… Critical survey of the contemporary practice of Yiddish song in America, with emphasis on its relation to past traditions and present concerns, most particularly the Holocaust and the construction of Jewish …
A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty
… This song of the month is a humorous Yiddish song about a … lyrics and a completely different melody. 'A Gneyve' is part of a large repertoire of Yiddish songs addressing the … with piano accompaniment), Dobrushin-Yuditski (1940), Gelbart (1945) and Rubin (1976). It was recorded several times, …
Karev Yom
… responded simply with the epitaph found at the top of this article. Multifaceted and multidisciplinary artist Theodore Bikel passed away in Los Angeles last July … commercial recordings of Israeli and other Jewish folksongs made for the international market after World War II. …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… and reproducers of these stories than they do about the song’s actual historical past. Untangling these stories … of Education of Israel in 2009. This production became part of a wide public campaign by its author, presented as … (discussed below), the Israeli anthem. As long as in the heart, within, A Jewish soul still yearns, And onward, towards …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… … Israel … Background Qad Zawajunī is a form of 'play song” or singing game commonly performed among the Jewish … is sung at the end of the bridal h enna ceremony as part of the repertoire of Yemenite Jewish women singers. In … ceremony takes place before the wedding ceremony. It is part of the extensive series of Yemenite Jewish wedding …
Vemen vestu zingen, vemen? Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish
… “The songs of Leibu await definitive professional evaluation,” … Lifshitz in a memorial note dedicated to her late stage partner, the Yiddish performer, narrator, composer and singer … prepared around the centennial of Levin’s birth is a partial fulfilment of Lifshitz’s wish. This CD is based on …
Vivat
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT … you get the full reference. “Monsieur Lieberman started to weep as he said this, drank more wine as he wept, … 1820s-30s]. Fridkin 1925, p. 45-47. “...some ‘Dorian’ songs do bear the imprint of Moldavian influence. We are …
Yonatan Malin
… Lieder, Klezmer, and Jewish liturgical music. His book Songs in Motion: Rhythm and Meter in the German Lied was … in 2010 by Oxford University Press. He has published articles in Music Analysis and Music Theory Spectrum, and a …
Haynt Iz Purim, Brider
… brider' from the Ruth Rubin's archival collection, "Folksongs and Folklore 1948-1967 – Holidays' Songs – Purim." … Jewish songsters which reproduced Rivesman’s version, starting from Goldfarb, as mentioned at the beginning of this article. Goldfarb’s version is clearly taken from the …