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Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… Interdisciplinary Journey into the National Anthem by the Israeli pianist and music appreciation expert Astrith … the daily and unsettled contradictions of contemporary Israeli existence. Text Naphtali Herz Imber (1856-1909) … at the same time when the text was being printed as a “folksong” in Meirovitz’s ‘Shirei ‘am-tziyyon’ (to be sung to …
Haynt Iz Purim, Brider
… are a testimony to the presence of Rivesman’s song as a folksong in the American Yiddish Purim repertoire, … oder Di beyde Kunilemel [4] in the award winning 1966 Israeli film Shnei Kuni Lemel , starring Mike Burstyn and … Broadway (as The Flying Matchmaker ). The soundtrack of the Israeli film includes songs from different sources, and the …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… New Findings about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research … our Song of the Month archive). The singing of serial folksongs added at the end of the seder is a late medieval … No-Ashkenazi tunes The “Israeli” tune was also adopted by the homes of immigrants …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… repository for the repertoire in this album. Since then the Israeli websites Invitation to Piyut and Zemereshet have … the “folk” one became widespread, indeed as a Hebrew folksong, in the Yishuv. Later on, in the young State of … by Voice of the Turtle in 2000. In the 1950s and 1960s Israeli folk singers, some of whom were active at that time …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… in this text. Indeed, as part of his acerbic approach to Israeli musicology in general and to the work of Avenary in … 1914), viciously remarks that this is 'a fair example of Israeli musical scholarhip.' (ibid., p. 305, note 47) Rather … is found in many Ashkenazi liturgical melodies and Yiddish folksongs. All in all, this oral version vindicates Wodak’s …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… (1908-1992) is considered one of the founders of Israeli musicology. She studied piano and musicology in … activities led to the institutionalization of musicology at Israeli universities and colleges, developing a focus on the … Had Gadya Kedusha Four Melodies for Four Questions Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong) Selected …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… publication was planned as a collaboration with the late Israeli musicologist of Latvian origin Joachim Braun (Bar … introduction as much as it pertains to Zionism. Scholars of Israeli culture will find this discussion pertinent as it … Abba Kovner and Sinai Leichter. 1985. Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs , Vol. 4. Jerusalem: Magnes. Vītols. Jāzeps (ed. …
Beregovski Collection - Nign no. 3
… to the Eastern European melos of the Jewish prayer, Yiddish folksong and instrumental music, enabled the distribution of … century, becoming an emblematic signifier of modern Israeli culture. As Mazor has shown in his groundbreaking … the first section of this nign is very similar to the Israeli song “Or zaru’a la-tzadiq” (Psalms 97, 11: “Light is …
Fog al-Nakhal (فوق النخل): Multicultural and Transnational Journeys of an Iraqi Folksong
… once again reinforcing the popularity of this Arabic folksong within the community.' [8] Mustacchi wrote “Kum Am … Tassa and the Kuwaity’s: A Search for Belonging Popular Israeli musician Dudu Tassa is the grandson of Daoud … further illuminate the pre-history of this much beloved folksong. Endnotes [1] Hassan, Scheherazade-Qassim, …
An Ashkenazi version of “Ehad mi yode’a” in…Arabic
… version he heard from a colleague of his in the Israeli educational system. He indeed agrees that the tune … the making of this song. Translating the beloved Passover folksongs added to the Haggadah sometime during the late … mi yode’a in Arabic by Miriam Levitin Another gifted Eretz-Israeli folk singer, Arie Uri (1924-1992) from kibbutz …