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Assessing Abraham Zvi Idelsohn’s Legacy
… Legacy: Eighty Years after the Publication of Jewish Music in its Historical Development The year 2009 marks the … held within Idelsohn’s philosophies of Hebrew culture and history. Finally, Judah Cohen will explore the conditions … explore what translation and language mean when applied to early models of “Hebrew music.” Specifically, I will examine …
In Which Direction Do Hebrews Play Music?: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn and the Musical Aesthetics of Zionism
… and Arts Section) In collaboration with the Jewish Music Forum, USA Assessing Abraham Zvi Idelsohn’s Legacy: … has fueled academic inquiry and debate regarding the history of cultural Zionism and the formation of Israeli … explore what translation and language mean when applied to early models of “Hebrew music.” Specifically, I will examine …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… Yemenite rite where it has been found since at least the early eighteenth century (see, manuscript Berlin - … line of the opening stanza, is the refrain (same words and music are repeated) and x, the last line of the rest of the … , 1906, vol. 11, p. 306. Edwin Seroussi. “ Toward a history of Jewish oral traditions: The singing of the prayer …
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 the attention of Jewish scholars from an early stage. Interest in this culture is still alive today, …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… served as an important feature of the Karaite heritage. History According to the Karaite tradition, the community's … sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and … part of the performance of texts within the various yearly and life-cycle ceremonies. In some cases, certain …
Abyadi Ana
… authentic “ethnic” dishes and drinks, as well as skilled musicians who perform traditional henna songs. [1] … areas where the henna plant grows. Rooted in ancient history, these ceremonies are linked to the unique healing … held in the southern Moroccan port of Essaouira. [6] In the early 1960s, at the height of her career in Morocco, El …
Communal singing
… a day's work to sing communally. As the years passed, this musical activity reached the cities, and communal … article by Talila Eliram , written for the JMRC. [2] An early Jewish-Zionist commando unit in Palestine that existed … which became an important part of the Israeli culture and history. … 686 … Einat Saruf … Kahal … Israeli Folk Songs …
Israeli folksongs
… to the land), can identify with. These include: scenery, history, as well as the security and the settling of the … tell stories), nostalgia towards the 'togetherness' of the early days of the state, and a wish to feel that … The songs within the genre of Israeli Folksongs also share musical similarities. These include the fact that many are …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… the Dutch Jewish community's most important structures. Its history and that of Amsterdam's Jewish community reflects … in a neighborhood later known as the Jewish Quarter. By the early 17 th century, there were three Jewish communities … founders were the “Marranos and Anusim, who brought music with them from the Catholic church.” [1] He offers the …
Had Gadya
… gallery of modern Jewish and non-Jewish scholars since the early nineteenth-century, starting with Leopold Zunz. … Gadya is the article by Menachem Zvi (Harry) Fox, “On the history of the songs ‘E h ad mi yode’a’ and ‘ H ad Gadya’ in … the modern fate of the song with in contemporary Israeli musical repertoire. H ad Gadya was incorporated to the …