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Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… 1751) followed by a more modern version with English translation. The Study of H ad Gadya H ad Gadya … sources. The content of Fox’s article was digested in English, updated and amended by Joseph Tabory, in his … the modern fate of the song with in contemporary Israeli musical repertoire. H ad Gadya was incorporated to the …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … of Music in New York as well as many private students. His English translation of Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Practical Manual …

Dobridzien (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … or refer to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … the already cited Verterbukh , defines the dobridzien in English and Hebrew, that this was music that was played to …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… in sections according to the different Turkish makam s (musical modes), titled Shirei Israel be-eretz ha-qedem … הוא אלהינו נתן לנו את תורתנו על ידי משה רבנו שמתחיל באנכי English Translation The Lord is our God gave us our Torah … words in Shir Emunim, above, are highlighted in bold) English translation of above stanzas Moses ascended to the …

Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … established he was named the National Deputy Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. He … hit 'Tzena Tzena' with Hebrew words by Yehiel Hagiz, and English words by Gordon Jenkins. He composed 'Tzena Tzena' …
Herman Svet
… Yehudith Wahl, from Berlin. In 1917 he began writing about music for various Russian-language periodicals in Kiev and … President Smetona, King Amanullah of Afghanistan, and the English Viceroy in India, the Marquess of Reading, among … He has recorded over 150 performances on history and music on The Voice of Jerusalem radio station. From 1947 he …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… a forgotten source from the collection of the Latvian musician Emilis Melngailis (1874–1954), a devoted collector … of Melngailis’s collection. The introduction offers English readers a survey of Jewish culture in Latvia, where … The rich commentary on these songs are unprecedented in English, but one wonders about their usefulness to …
The Idelsohn Project
… Is music intrinsically political? The best-known Jewish song in … niggun) Abraham Zvi Idelsohn, was a European-born Jewish musician who insisted that music and affect were inseparable … different versions of his autobiography written in Hebrew, English and German with added selections from the oral …
Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … over it. This song was translated as well, this time to English, by the English singer David Bowie when he was a young cleaning …
Para Para
… on the JMRC’s release Cute Boy, Charming Girl (Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel, 23) , a collection of Hebrew … remarks came from Dr. Yosef Goldenberg from the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem and the Department of … in Hebrew, and was later translated and published in English (See: Scroll of agony; the Warsaw diary of Chaim …