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Yitgadal ve-yitqadash
The half qaddish (Sanctification of His Name) is the most recurring text in the Jewish…
Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)
This is a rhythmicized example of the Hebrew psalmody used for the Sabbath eve (compare…
Ahot qetannah
In the Sephardi rite this piyyut attributed to Abraham Hazan Gerondi (13th century) is…
Shema' qoli
A famous baqqashah composed by R. Hai Gaon (d. 1038), one of the undisputed leaders of…
'Et sha'are ratzon
These are the first and last strophes of one of the most remarkable medieval Hebrew…
Hallelu et adonay kol goyim (1)
One of the many melodies from the rich repertoire for the Hallel, the festive psalms (…
Mi hakham ve-yishmor eleh, Qaddish and Barekhu
This piece opens with the second half of the last verse of the special Psalm for Succoth…
A Recovered Voice from the Past
Preface
The history of the Jews, Heinrich Graetz, the great nineteenth-century German…
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
This document, in the form of a synoptic table, incorporates three versions of Idelsohn’…
James Levy
The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in Gibraltar. Toward the end of…