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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 … Such remarks provide little information concerning the music itself, yet they offer valuable insights for the … trait, especially in pre-modern times. Indeed, even in classical European music, for example, one of the saddest …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… In 1979 Esther Warkov, a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of … ‘mainstream style’— most commonly referred to today as classical Arabic music, or, following A.J.Racy's book ( 2003 … construction of taqasim, were replaced by ‘mainstream’ classical Arabic music elements. Jewish musicians in Iraq …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… seaboard. With me, I carry a treasure, a piece of lost musical history, or so I believe. Saved on my mobile phone … which, having its roots in Egypt, saw the revival of classical musical forms and genres such as the qa ṣ ida , … century. Both factors helped to perpetuate and shape a “classical”, transregional (albeit heavily …
Moshe Cordova
… m . Cordova was born in Edirne, an important Ottoman Jewish musical hub since the late 17 th century. Our knowledge … The Mafṭirim performed Hebrew poetry set to Turkish classical music on the Sabbaths at the Italian Synagogue in … a poet and composer), Itzak Algazi, the composer/singer of classical Turkish music from Izmir, moved to Istanbul to …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… In 1979 Esther Warkov , a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of … ‘mainstream style’— most commonly referred to today as classical Arabic music, or, following A.J. Racy’s (2003) … construction of takasim, were replaced by ‘mainstream’ classical Arabic music elements. Jewish musicians in Iraq …
Abraham Salman
… the Middle East. Blind from the age of two, he studied music as a child in Baghdad’s school for blind Jewish … in the 1920s and many of the students who showed musical talent were taught to become musicians in order to … maqam to the cosmopolitan Egyptian-styled tarab along with classical Western music repertoire arranged for qanun. He …
Hisqil Qassab
… in the twentieth century. He was the title of pioneer of neoclassical singing in Maqam, and he was almost one of the … biographical information See also: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov. …
Armand Sabah
… Israel with his family at age ten. His father came from a musical family related to the renowned Moroccan singer and … formal music education in Israel, studying accordion, classical guitar, piano, and violin with private instructors, focusing primarily on Western classical music. After completing his studies at Himmelfarb …
Fog al-Nakhal (فوق النخل): Multicultural and Transnational Journeys of an Iraqi Folksong
… history is complex, revealing a number of interrelated musical and textual settings. Looking into the information … of different composers, such as the prominent Iraqi-Jewish musician Salah al-Kuwaity (1908-1986), and in some cases it … 1932. She also received a field recording of the mother of classical composer Brian Elias, who moved to Bombay in 1926 …
Qiddush (kidousche)
… Haim Effendi A classical Eastern Sephardi rendition of the Sabbath Eve … … Ladino … Ladino - Judeo-Espagnol - Judizmo … Liturgical music … Spanish … Twentieth (20th) Century … Sephardi … …