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Between Tradition and Modernity
Between Tradition and Modernity: The High Holy Days Melodies of Minhag Ashkenaz…

Jubal in the Middle Ages
… and iron') and a half-sister Noema, of whom the Bible, at least, says nothing. … 23139 … Jubal … Middle Ages … Medieval …

The Reliability of Oral Transmission: The Case of Samaritan Music
… the network of social communication, and this appears -at least so far- to vary from culture to culture. Thus the …

The Influence of Choral Elements on the Formation and Development of the Piyyût Genres (Hebrew)
… is the presence of an institutionalized choir , at least in the form of a small group of proficient singers … When the lead in piyyut composition passes from the Near East to Spain, the solo-and-choir structures are not taken …

Towards a Typology of the Judeo-Spanish Folksong: Gerineldo and the Romance Model
… is a complex, dynamic phenomenon comprising, at the very least, two components, text and music, an interdisciplinary …

Orality as Religious Ideal: The Music of East-European Jewish Prayer
… approximations of the original idea. … 9479 … Orality … Eastern Europe … Prayer … Jewish Prayer … Jewish … Jewish … Religious music … Orality as Religious Ideal: The Music of East-European Jewish Prayer … יהודית פריגישי …

Mesopotamian Music Theory Since 1977
… a significant impact on our understanding of ancient Near Eastern music theory and practice. I discussed the first … theory … Music history … Ancient music … Ancient … Near East … Mesopotamian Music Theory Since 1977 … Anne Draffkorn …

Sounds from the Divine: Religious Musical Instruments in the Ancient Near East
… … Music … Musical instruments … Ancient Instruments … Near East … Sounds from the Divine: Religious Musical Instruments in the Ancient Near East … Dahlia Shehata …

The Ala-Instrument: its Identification and Role
… Vale 2008: V: 1). In the following, it is argued that, at least originally, Sumerian á-lá or Akkadian alû referred to …

Musical Practices and Instruments in Late Bronze Age Ugarit (Syria)
… of Syria and Palestine. Cultural associations with the eastern Mediterranean world may also be derived from it. … light upon the poorly known history of ancient Near Eastern music in the span of time between third-millennium …