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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… 152 [no. 58], 172 [no. 66]), a form also used by the sub-genre of Seliḥot piyyutim called Sheniyyah piyyutim … in effect blurring the distinction between the literary genres of ‘Akedah piyyutim and Kinah piyyutim . Moreover, … written in quatrains, and Sheniyyah piyyutim (another sub-genre of Seliḥot piyyutim , written in couplets). In the …
Moshe Attias
… artist. Its content is varied in terms of textual genres and musical styles. Yet, one feature remained … modern secular practices, while rooted musical and textual genres interlace with contemporary urban styles from diverse … Ima Sheli” (Only My Mother) belongs to a quintessential genre of Arabic songs celebrating the revered figure of the …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… Shavuot holiday. The boundaries between piyyut and copla genres were tested, as we observed the close interaction …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… in Egypt, saw the revival of classical musical forms and genres such as the qa ṣ ida , the muwashsha ḥ and, most … are sung in Egyptian dialect), which both belong to the genre of “light” vocal music usually sung in colloquial …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… of the musical and textual development of the piyyut genre (and of Jewish music in general), Avenary placed …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… an Irish Song”. For a start, it represents two of the four genres (Jewish, Irish, Italian, and ‘coon’, the demeaning …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… shows also the porosity between diverse Sephardi literary genres in different languages, written and oral. A Hebrew …
Moshe Cordova
… aforementioned Isaac Algazi. Both are in the yürük semai genre in makam Beyati. A copy of the recording of the second …
Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
… set of materials into a similarly imperfect statement about genre and style. Rubin employs strategies that help him gain … (drawn on Benjamin Harshav’s) that allows him to view the genre as a common mode of expression with its own variations … Rubin also cites) as both an analyst and as a master of the genre. Rubin’s conclusions can seem wonky—especially his …
Arabs - Jews - Music
… project also features studies addressing how Arab musical genres, modal frameworks and rhythms influenced the music of …