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The Cantorial Fantasia Revisited: New Perspectives on an Ashkenazic Musical Genre
Based on MS sources of Maier Levi of Esslingen, Germany (1813–1874), the article…
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Song and Singers of the Synagogue in the Eighteenth Century
repr. in Journal of Synagogue Music, iii/2 (1971), 43–70. During the 18th century,…
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Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World
'Klezmer' is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler,…
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George Gershwin's songbook: Influences of Jewish music, ragtime and Jazz
Doctoral dissertation (University of Kentucky. The 18 piano transcriptions in the '…
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Bulgareasca/ Bulgarish/ Bulgar: the Transformation of a Klezmer Dance Genre
Outline of the article:
Klezmer music
Classification of the Klezmer Genres…
The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim
Contains niggunim of various genres, and from various Hasidic dynasties, performed…
Taqsim: Instrumental Improvisation in Near Eastern Traditions
This recording presents traditional instrumental solo improvisations performed by Arab…
Hobn Mir a Nigndl
The Jewish “troubadours” were wandering musicians active between the two World Wars in…
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Klezmer (pl. Klezmorim)
Eastern-European Jewish folk musician, generally instrumentalist. Also used as modifier…
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Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…