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A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… of the opening stanza, is the refrain (the same words and music are repeated) and x, the last line of the rest of the … we can reconstruct with a certain degree of accuracy how Jewish liturgical practices evolved prior to the invention … an independent religious song, performed on a weekday with instrumental accompaniment. Moreover, a main liturgical …
Vemen vestu zingen, vemen? Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish
… in southwestern Ukraine). This new production of the Jewish Music Research Centre prepared around the centennial of … corpus of songs performed by Leibu Levin with or without instrumental accompaniment. Michael Lukin, a researcher of …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… legislative design. Because of the “folk” origins of its music and the re-writing of Naftali Herz Imber’s poem … culture emerged in Palestine and spread throughout the Jewish world with remarkable speed.It also shows how its … this French song acquired when it was first published as an instrumental piece in 1761 (in François Bouin, La Vielleuse …
Karev Yom
… The interview was held at the initiative of the Israeli music connoisseur and collector Dudi Patimer. Speaking live … of the earliest commercial recordings of Israeli and other Jewish folksongs made for the international market after … many Hebrew songs that Bikel performed, recorded and was instrumental in disseminating it internationally. A lot has …
A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty
… created a number of songs about poverty and how the Jewish community “dealt with economic problems on the … of Yiddish songs Margaritkelech . Here one can hear an instrumental rendition of the melody, arranged by Yohanan … begins with the introductory “khapt im, nempt im” line. The music to this opening section is more dense than in the rest …
Ehad mi Yodea - Its sources, variations, and parodies
… focusing on changes introduced to the text and the music within different historical contexts and local Jewish traditions. “E h ad mi yodea” is a cumulative song. … sing up to the number five and towards the end there is an instrumental break where they play melody without text. H …
Tish-nign (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … 1996a, p. 16. “These klezmorim know many pieces: dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes …
Sirba
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … motion in the melody performed against a brisk 2/4 rhythm, Jewish sirbas -- especially outside Romania -- do not … 2/4 measures...” Feldman 1994, p. 12 . “The most instrumental of all music is the bulgar. It does not relate …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… Ancis for four part men's choir. New York: Transcontinental Music Corporation, 1945. Example 5 Moisei Beregovski, … 82-83. Example 8 Harry Coopersmith, editor, Little Books of Jewish Songs: Purim , Chicago: Board of Jewish Education, … that Beregovsky heard this dance tune played by a klezmer instrumental ensemble. The melody was incorrectly attributed …
Sher
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … “Sher: One of the most common dance forms in the Jewish repertoire, similar to a square dance or a Russian … Scharer has nothing in common with the music of the Jewish instrumental pieces known under the name sher. The sher is …