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Pnina Salzman
“The first lady of the piano in Israel,' and, 'She is considered the first Israel-born…
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study…
Yizhak Edel
Yitzhak Edel was born in Warsaw in 1896 to a Hassidic family. His grandfather, a…
Voices in the sanctuary: Musical Practices of the American Synagogue
The system that defines the musical and liturgical practices of the Ashkenazi synagogue…
The Singing of Zemiroth Shabbath among Religious-Zionist Ashkenazim in Israel
The Fifteenth World Congress Of Jewish Studies Jerusalem
Session: Ashkenazi…
Musical structure and "expressive motion" in East-Ashkenazi liturgical chant
The Fifteenth World Congress Of Jewish Studies Jerusalem
Session: Ashkenazi…
The Multiple Voices of American Klezmer
Since the 1970s, klezmer has undergone a revival and radical transformation. Originally…
The Performance Practice of the Rig-Veda: A Musical Expression of Excited Speech
Although there have been much academic research about the Veda cantillation (the…
Tonality and Motivic Interrelationships in the Performance Practice of Nusach
The article presents several case studies in which the application of concepts and tools…
The Reliabililty of Oral Transmission: The Case of Samaritan Music
When researching Oral traditions there are different approaches regarding the question…