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About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and … of the Jews of Yemen, both in Yemen and in Israel. The music and songs of the Yemenite tradition are a main focal … Seders in Israel, and many other scenes of music, song and dance, both religious and secular. … 9 … 34249 … … …
Hora
… from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a circular folk dance. Later, it came to signify also a specific dance. The term is also used for two kinds of dance melodies … r Moshe (Musa) Berlin (b. 1937), who took his tunes from musical scores and records published in the U.S., used the …
Freylekhs
… term that, in this case, signifies a musical genre. It seems that Freylekhs tunes comprised … in Eastern Europe, and were the most popular amongst the Dance tunes . Support for this hypothesis is found in … , a researcher of Klezmer culture and the Ashkenazi dance in Eastern Europe and in the U.S., the Freylekhs …
Tish
… the Torah.' In many dynasties the Tish is concluded with a dance, however, in some, this is done only on special … by Andre Hajdu in Kefar Habbad, 1966. NSA Y436. Musical Transcription … 9565 … Tish … יעקב מזור …
Admor
… assid also turns to his rabbi for personal and spiritual guidance in all aspects of life; [2] faith issues, education of … Zemirot with them. He also took the job of renewing the musical tradition of the dynasty, and acted as a musical leader [3] . His son and successor was not as …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to scholars of Jewish music, just as their unique cultural history has attracted … of performance and recording, and, secondly, in accordance with the diverse principles and combinations …
Zemirot
… which are sung during and directly after Sabbath meals. The musical versions are numerous and heterogeneous reflecting a … German, Bohemian, Hungarian and Polish secular songs and dances. 3. Jewish melodies either newly composed or already … use in other functions adapted to Zemirot texts. Hassidic dance melodies were particularly popular. 4. In the past 30 …
Fal
… that from the first generations of the Hasidic movement, musically skilled Hasidim were aware to the fact that a … Mono-sectional niggunim are common mainly among the dance niggunim of the Hungarian Hasidim, [4] while the … [4] See for example: Hajdu-Mazor, Otsar ha- Hasidut: 101 Dance Tunes , Nos. 23, 93, 102. [5] See for example cleving …
Mitsve Tants
… The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance. It is performed … the feast. Male members of the two families are invited to dance in turn with the bride. When a Hassidic rebbe is … the JMRC Cd- The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim. Musical Transcription … Performers: Vizhnitz Choir, …
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
… terms, such as tants nign or a tenzl. Other terms for dance tunes are: hopke; dreidl; redl or redele (all probably … ; and kadatshke (used in various communities). Hassidic dance tunes have defined musical characteristics such as duple meter and fast tempi …