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German Jewish Sacred Musical Intersections
… for four voices a capella (substituting older improvised Ashkenazi forms of choral accompaniment), partially based on … sphere. Among other well-entrenched concepts in studies of Ashkenazi liturgical music, this study will also challenge … as Protestant versus Catholic environments informed Ashkenazi synagogue musical practices. The innovative …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… about Jewish cowboys (Gottlieb 2004, 64). Also Yemenite-Ashkenazi intermarriages in Israel during the 1930s and … which system of accentuation served the interlocutors—the Ashkenazi system, where the accent most often falls on the … 2002. “Lower Extension of the Minor Scale in Ashkenazi Prayer Music”, Indiana Theory Review 23: 153–83. …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… ne'esar' in his A Voice Still Heard: The Sacred Song of the Ashkenazic Jews (University Park and London, 1976, pp. … the well-entrenched presence of Sephardic poetry in Ashkenazi prayer, and the overall musical style of the melody which …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of … reviews the great significance of the ‘Akedah narrative in Ashkenazi culture, as expressed through the poems that were … the story of the Binding of Isaac entered the Ashkenazi prayer rite. These poems, known as ‘Akedah piyyutim , are …
The Influence of Choral Elements on the Formation and Development of the Piyyût Genres (Hebrew)
… period the vocal participation of the congregation in the prayers was minimal. It is excluded by the early … The same attitude also prevailed in Italy and in the Ashkenazic area, and is similarly reflected by the piyyûtim …
The Priestly Blessing in the Ashkenazi Synagogue: Ritual and Chant
… the kohanim stand barefoot in front of the ark with their prayer shawls covering their heads, bodies and hands, with … for the ritual and they are all worthy of research. Yet the Ashkenazi traditions have developed the richest variety of chants, melodies and compositions for the PB. … Ashkenazi people … Tradition … 9593 … Ashkenazi … Ashkenazim …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… of the major publications undertaken in the field of the Ashkenazi liturgy. We quote from the introduction to the … most significant transcriptions of the oral tradition of Ashkenazic ḥazzanut. More specifically, this compendium, … particularly the role of the congregation during the prayer services.” Recordings of a selection from Maier …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… other pedagogical texts) with liturgical ones (blessings, prayers and psalms). The musical repertoire for the … in a liquid] once; on this night, twice. The traditional Ashkenazi learning tune Already in the late Middle Ages … 15a). This remark by the most authoritative source on the Ashkenazi musical minhag (custom) singles out the Four …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… worshippers were seeking more accessible, communal modes of prayer. Friedman’s early compositions were designed to be … text. A number of melodies for 'Shema' Koleinu' written by Ashkenazi composers in the twentieth century are in the … route and set the melody in the major scale. In Ashkenazi cantorial music, the major scale and its …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… 1. Bavaria/Frankfurt-Main 2. Venizia/Gorizia 3. Province Ashkenazi/Sephardi Ashkenazi/Sephardi Ashkenazi/Sephardi 3 Ashkenazi/Sephardi 4 … close association between Temple sacrifices and synagogue prayers. Since the loss of the Temple, prayer has fulfilled …