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Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… sections. The text draws from poetic formulae common in early Zionist Hebrew poetry. In Zionist songbooks and … cantillation, he was also one of the most important early collectors and arrangers of Zionist music in America. … important to record the melodies associated with the early stages of the rebuilding of our homeland, so that we, …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… and below each word. However, the chant also has clear musical features, with a variety of scales, motives, … in Esther trope; the two pitch centers are not as clearly established and the switch is not as stark. Example 9 … into the new key. The etnaḥta phrase in Example 9 moves clearly into D minor. …
Assaf Shelleg
… Musicologist and pianist Assaf Shelleg is senior lecturer of musicology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was … Jewish art music in Central and Western Europe in the early twentieth century and its partial dislocation to …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… the Sephardic liturgy and appears also, since at least the early eighteenth century, in the Yemenite rite during the … of the opening stanza, is the refrain (the same words and music are repeated) and x, the last line of the rest of the … Tyrnau, an Austrian rabbi active in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries in Vienna and its vicinities who …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … more accessible, communal modes of prayer. Friedman’s early compositions were designed to be accompanied by simple … this harmonic progression appears in popular music of the early 1990s as a signifier of hope and optimism. Moreover, …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a … (New York: Bloch Pub. Co, 1925). In Europe during the early 20 th century, we should mention the presence of this … Not all Ashkenazi homes, at least by the early 20 th century, followed the traditional “gemara …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… published in many diverse locations and periods. Among the early printings that should be emphasized is “ Seder … from B’nai Jeshrun: http://www.bj.org/spiritual-life/music-of-bj/invitation-to-piyyut-na/el-eliyahu/ Literary … It was recorded by Jewish artists from the East in very early recordings. Cantor Yitzhak Algazi recorded the Ottoman …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… study of this song, Ayelet Ettinger has shown that as early as 1450/1 an imitation of Kikhlot yeini , in fact a … and its documentation are therefore formidable. However, musical renditions of the piyyut are rather rare and will be … Andalusian Hebrew poet Salomon ibn Gabirol, which we see as early as 1513 when the text of the song was printed for the …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… with them as they migrated, including literary traditions, musical forms and the Judeo-Spanish language, Ladino. The … on historical events and Jewish festivities of the yearly cycle. Susana Weich-Shahak defines the copla as a poem … Saltiel’s ethnographic recording, here the metric form is clearly outlined, primarily performed in 2/4, with occasional …
The Liturgy of Beta Israel: Music of the Ethiopian Jewish Prayer
… flown from the Sudan to Israel between November 1984 and early January 1985. In the wake of this operation, the … until the mid-1980s. You can also find this album on Apple Music , or download MP3s on Amazon . … 42 … 7 … 3 CDs + 1 Booklet … Jerusalem, Israel … Jerusalem, Israel … Jewish Music Research Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem … …