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Jews in Music: from the Age of Enlightenment to the Mid-Twentieth Century
… Library (NY) in 1959, under the title 'Jews in Music: from the Age of Enlightenment to the Present'. In this book the Jewish contribution to music since the early ninteenth century to this day is treated for the first … New York, NY, USA … Bloch Pub. Co. … … 1974 … Biographies … History … Artur Holde … Jews in Music: from the Age of …
Blue Note: The Story of Modern Jazz
… English, the two men began to record practically unknown musicians on the Blue Note label in 1939. Today this list of … with riveting photos and archival clips from legendary early performances and more recent events recreate an era of American cultural history. All sing praise to these two 'schwingers'. 60 min. …
Nuba of Gold and Light - Nuba d'or et de la lumiere
… word nuba is “taking turns.” This is the name given to a musical genre that developed in Morocco beginning in the 9th … Génini, who has been exploring various aspects of the life, history, and culture of her birthplace Morocco for nearly four decades, has been a JFF regular since our first …
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 …
Alexander L. Ringer
… Alexander L. Ringer was an American research musicologist and educator of Dutch and Polish descent. He … eastern influences on Western music throughout time; the history of Jewish music and Jewish influences into Western … and edited a volume in the Music and Society series, 'The Early Romantic Era - Between Revolutions: 1789 and 1848.' …
Avraham Soltes
… life: Judica; the struggle in Palestine to forge an Israel; Music, in all shapes and forms. Even as a rabbinical student … week after week, he interwove the threads of Israeli history and culture with its musical heritage and that of … one. He thought that awareness of the common roots of its early development with those of Christianity holds the hope …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music … a Writer-Musicologist,” circa 1970), Geshuri described his early childhood in the all-Christian Dańdówka in terms of … of articles titled “Lekorot haniggun hahassidi” (“Towards a history of the Hassidic niggun” 1930-1937) and produced, as …
Samuel Naumbourg
… professional hazzanim in his family. He received his formal musical education in Munich where he was recruited to sing in Maier Kohn ’s synagogue choir. Naumbourg’s early appointments included a cantorial post in Besançon and … introduction, giving an unprecedented overview of the history of religious Jewish music. Another of Naumbourg’s …
Joseph Shlisky
… had come to assume choirmaster duties there. Shlisky’s early years in Toronto were not easy. The cantor, who … a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … which dramatized important events in Biblical and Jewish history followed by cantorial performances. Shlisky brought …