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Marsh (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Sher
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
This article shows the crystallization of the prayer and singing style known as “…
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
If you have ever searched for Hatikvah online, you were surely exposed to a barrage of…
Vemen vestu zingen, vemen? Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish
“The songs of Leibu await definitive professional evaluation,” wrote back in 1984 the…
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
Introduction
Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, and other…
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of Isaac,…
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
On March 15, 1899, the distinguished scholar, cantor, composer and avid manuscript…
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
Introduction
It is November 15, 2016 and I am sitting in a car, driving on a mountain…