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«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music, the composer Solomon Rosowsky published a … days a half century earlier: [1] “Why are there so many Jewish students at the St. Petersburg Conservatory? Because … in the early twentieth century actually took on a life of their own, influencing the national character of the …
Experiencing Devekut
… power of the niggun experience in the hasid ’s religious life, it is necessary to elaborate on concepts such as … that was published in December 2014 as part of the Jewish Music Research Centre's Yuval Music Series. This … upon which the study relied. … 10 … 38853 … Jerusalem … Jewish Music Research Centre, The Hebrew University of …
La Gallarda matadora
… who brought the seeds of flamenco to Spain. Moreover, the Jewish expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula occurred … of the history of flamenco almost always mention some Jewish influence on the development of flamenco, although it … Gallarda? I am looking for a dagger of gold, to take your life away The dagger you look for, I have it in my hand He …
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
… known as “Jerusalem-Sephardic,” which originated among the Jewish communities scattered throughout the Ottoman Empire … singing tradition Piyyutim for the yearly cycle and life-cycle Summary Bibliography The Jerusalem-Sephardic … singing tradition found among the descendants of the Jewish communities exiled from Spain to the lands of Islam …
A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty
… Yiddish songs addressing the hardships of a poverty ridden life that include songs that bemoan the troubles of the … created a number of songs about poverty and how the Jewish community “dealt with economic problems on the … a live performance humorously equated this song with the Jewish equivalent of calling the police, saying, “This is …
Arbie Orenstein
… taught for 45 years, focusing on European music history and Jewish music. Arbie Orenstein is the author of two major … Letters. Orenstein also wrote an introductory essay on the life and work of A.Z. Idelsohn for the Dover reprint of Idelsohn's classic text, Jewish Music in Its Historical Development . He was the …
Karev Yom
… I am still living the life of those times… Theodore Bikel On October 2, 2014, … of the earliest commercial recordings of Israeli and other Jewish folksongs made for the international market after … sound and the packaging of Bikel’s album catered to this Jewish market and its imagination of the new Israel. The …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… culture emerged in Palestine and spread throughout the Jewish world with remarkable speed.It also shows how its practice at ceremonies of Jewish institutions, synagogues, schools and youth … [sic] for example, is really characteristic of Jewish life in Europe, and full of Jewish feeling. The melody is …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… of 'play song” or singing game commonly performed among the Jewish communities of central and southern Yemen. It is sung … h enna ceremony as part of the repertoire of Yemenite Jewish women singers. In Yemen, the separation of men and … as well as during events and ceremonies associated with the life cycle. However, the strictness of this gender-based …
Vivat
… with him in the middle, just as at a wedding in a little Jewish town.” [Nikolayev, Kherson province, afterwards the … ‘Az got vet gebn gezunt un lebn’ (‘If God Gives Health and Life’): ... Measures 9-12 reproduce exactly the beginning of …