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Moshe Cordova
… ma ka m . Cordova was born in Edirne, an important Ottoman Jewish musical hub since the late 17 th century. Our … was the move to Istanbul, together with many of the Edirne Jewish community, following the devastation of this city … cantor Refael Yair Elnadav (1921-2012). Elnadav, half Yemenite and half Sephardic, became the caretaker of …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics: Selections from the … Melngailis collection . Middleton WI: A-R editions, 2014. Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics makes public a forgotten … songs about Jewish cowboys (Gottlieb 2004, 64). Also Yemenite-Ashkenazi intermarriages in Israel during the 1930s …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… in Hebrew) for the Seventeenth of Tammuz, a fast day in Jewish tradition marking the breach of Jerusalem’s … this date was associated with other catastrophes in Jewish history. In spite of its prominence in Jewish … included in the Tikhkal , the general prayer book of the Yemenites Jews. In the course of time the text of “She’eh …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Yiẓḥak , or ‘Akedah ) has assumed an important function in Jewish religion and culture since Antiquity. This renowned narrative describes how the first Jewish family (Abraham, Sarah and Isaac) came close to … confessional prayers of various communities, such as the Yemenite, Persian and Babylonian Jews. It should be added, …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… This study concentrates on the Pentateuch, recited by the Yemenites in three different social and religious contexts: … of biblical texts is the basic educational instrument. The Yemenites declare that although they have a repertory of six … of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition … Uri Sharvit …
An Institute of Jewish Music in Jerusalem
… ' … We hereby appeal to all Jewish musicians and singers in Jerusalem and in … to the Sephardim and also the Ashkenazim, Jews of Yemen and likewise the Jews of Persia and Babylonia, and to all the Jewish musicians and cantors in the entire world, from the …
A.Z. Idelsohn and the Study of the Traditional Pronunciations of Hebrew (Hebrew)
… for his recording and research of the music of the various Jewish ethnic groups, presented to the scholarly world in … of Hebrew, Idelsohn's achievements were of significance. Yemenite Hebrew, as spoken on certain occasions by members …
Yemenite Qasīd Songs (Hebrew)
… Besides the types of Jewish poetry in Yemen - nasid, sirah, zaffeh, haduyo and hallel - … folk poets. The subjects are amusing tales from the Jewish lore, such as the Creation, Adam and Eve in the …
The Music and its Function in the Singing of the Qasīd anda birabbī dī kalaq (Hebrew)
… The Jewish Yemenite collection of poems - the Diwan - includes three … sung by Mr. Zecharia Ya’acobi (b. 1914 in Ba’adan, Southern Yemen). The literary aspects of this poem are analyzed in Y. Ratshabi's article in this volume. … 23258 … Yemen … Yemenite … Yemenite Jews … Yemenite community … …
Plurivocality in the Liturgical Music of the Jews of San‘a (Yemen)
… Musicologists today agree that the traditional music of the Yemenite Jews has unique stylistic characteristics. These … a main concern in the ethnomusicological studies of this Jewish tradition. Indeed, several scholars have striven - … is one of the most salient characteristics of Yemenite Jewish music. In this article we will attempt to define the …