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Alexander L. Ringer
… was also active in other universities, most notably the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he served as Fulbright … the maqam tradition in the Middle East (1970-1975) and the Hebrew Melodies in the Hungarian Oral Tradition (1977-1990). … … Concentration camps … Musicologist … Maqam … Hebrew Melody … Alexander L. Ringer …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… (now Mysłowice, Poland), Geshuri (a name derived from the Hebrew for “bridge,” an equivalent of the German “Bruck”) … on, the new “rebirth” songs ( Shirat Hate h iya , i.e. Hebrew songs of Zionist content). Since there were not … without text with great devekut.” The Hassidim call this melody “The Wailing Mother” (“Ha’em hameqonenet”; Yiddish: …
Joseph Achron
… best marked by one of his earliest and most famous works, A Hebrew Melody (1911). In 1913 he moved to Russia to take a … was a local merchant and a maskil, an expert on classical Hebrew and a baal-kore in the synagogue who also taught …
Nahum Nardi
… folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew songs. In addition to giving concerts, he also worked … Fantasia Lema h ol; and Yeled Li Nitan which is based on a melody of a Sephardic Romance . And other works, such as: … project in 2009. The project included performances of Hebrew folk songs with arabic/ oriental origin, in …
Emanuel Zamir
… Emanuel Zamir was a unique figure in the field of Hebrew Folksong (Zemer Ivri). He was born in Petakh Tikva, … Literature, bible studies, and language studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. During these years, owing to … these tours aroused in him the connection to the Arabic melody, which he perceived as part of the cultural …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… While in Prague , Schul discovered medieval manuscripts of Hebrew chant in Leiben’s synagogue. This discovery sparked … in January of 1942, and an arrangement of Grundfeld’s melody for string quartet, Uv’tzeil K’nofecho (In the Shadow … reflects his increasing interest in Jewish themes and Hebrew chant as a source for composition. However, Schul did …
Mordekhai Zeira
… produced many songs that constitute an integral part of the Hebrew folksong . Many of their songs played a documentary role in the history of the Hebrew settlement in Israel. In an interview, H ayim Keynan … Zeira took the page, changed a few words, and composed a melody in which he expressed the foxes' howls and the jolts …
Pavel Haas
… by Jewish music include Al S'fod (1942) composed to Hebrew words by David Shim'oni, and Fantasy on a Jewish Melody (1943). Lubomír Peduzzi mentions several influences …
Ehud Manor
… and television, he has presented to the public works of Hebrew songs for generations. Ehud Manor, a member of 'Kol … of songs from the great world, in eloquent and humorous Hebrew costume. Ehud Manor knows the secret of seriousness, … fact: 'with Nurit in most cases the words preceded the melody. With Matti in most cases the melody preceded the …
Haim Effendi
… Maftirim used to perform its ancient repertoire of Ottoman Hebrew music on Sabbath mornings and afternoons at the … four languages: Judeo-Spanish; Turkish; Arabic; and modern Hebrew, along with his command of the religious Hebrew … or suicide), or he agrees but chooses to play a Jewish melody from the holiday repertoire. His exceptionally moving …