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A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… against the background of the various Ashkenazi musical cultures. The Ashkenazi tradition of this pizmon comprises … and had embraced the music aesthetics of the surrounding culture. The lyric quality of the tune (Avenary’s term here …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… new tunes, composed in the spirit of the new Hebrew musical culture, had a lively metric character calling for … as well. Eventually, 20 th century Zionist culture adopted the seder as a seminal communal event …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… line of verses, by way of double repitition. It is difficult to construct meanings of words in the melody because of …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… is essentially comprised of a few hundred vital years of cultural life, tragically bookended by the expulsion from … to the Great Fire, Saloniki stood as a major hub of Jewish cultural activity. Though some Jews had lived in … population influx, Saloniki was transformed into a multicultural city and commercial hub with a Jewish majority, …
Rabbi Meir Eleazar Atiya
… personality, which bridged Arab-Muslim and Arab-Jewish cultures without unnecessary clichés. The recognition of his …
Silvia Glocer
… of Music at the University of Buenos Aires, in the faculty of the arts, where she also received her doctorate in …
Bernardo Feuer
… a Jewish folk choir with the aim of spreading Jewish culture through the preservation and transmission of their secular music. This choir was part of the Hazomir Cultural Center and Baytelman became the president. This … Jewish (Bnei Israel) community in Chile, and promoted cultural exchanges with the Choir of the University of …
Traces of Jewish Musicians in the Writings of Lomazzo
… mentioning their sources. It is naturally very difficult to determine the origin of these traditions since we …
Remarks Concerning the Use of the Melograph in Ethnomusicological Studies
… kinds. Its inhabitants comprise Jews from many different cultural backgrounds, as well as Arab communities whose culture has remained intact. Our work hitherto has centered … in the traditional singing of Aleppo Jews as a result of 'culture contact'. We are presently engaged in a study of the …
Vocal Folk-Polyphonies of the Western Orient in Jewish Tradition
… playing were considered an art product and a late result of cultural processes. Recently, however, ethnomusicology has …