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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 … 16, 1951 advertised a live broadcast of the Selihot service by the “best cantors from the Balkan countries …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… 49 … 58 … 710 … Jewish liturgy evolved in a multidirectional process. … the reading from the second Torah scroll during the morning services of the Three Festivals and High Holidays, according … verses from diverse psalms are a widespread phenomenon in Jewish liturgy, the text under discussion is unique in that …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… made my way up to AMAR to search for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long … as elsewhere in the Arab world during the Nahda era, Jewish musicians played an active role in the performance … in Tel Aviv triggered associations with the Syrian Secret Service ( mukhabarat ), to the time where my clapping along …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… Arguing against writers who maintained that the music of Jewish communities can be reduced to a common source, … proposed that musical diversity is the natural state of Jewish culture. Lidarti’s setting was a case exemplifying … containing the pieces that they composed for liturgical services which, following Jewish practice, were devoid of …
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 … by worshippers on a daily basis in the preliminary morning service ( Birkhot hashaḥar ), invoking the Binding of Isaac …
The Influence of Choral Elements on the Formation and Development of the Piyyût Genres (Hebrew)
… the authorities to have the congregation participate in the service and to reduce the exclusive and showy role of the … Piyyutim … Hymns … Choral … Choir … Choirs … Choral music … Jewish music … The Influence of Choral Elements on the …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… social and religious contexts: (a) the various synagogal services, of which the biblical recitation is a central … of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition … Uri Sharvit …
A.Z. Idelsohn: A Pioneer in Jewish Ethnomusicology
… of the twentieth century, the study and research of Jewish music was motivated by the belief that the music of biblical times survived in the living traditions of Jewish communities. It was also believed that with the … and functions in 'low' human societies at their sacred services and rituals. A new approach concerning the early …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… of qinot melodies for the Ninth of Av (the date on the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the … which were added after the Geonic period to the synagogue services of the Ninth of Av. In the Sephardi rite, they are … order of the four fasts.” … 9415 … Sephardi … Sephardic Jewish people … Western Sephardi tradition … Sephardi …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… times as well as of the entire Southern German liturgical Jewish tradition round out the 470 pages of this book, … since its greater part only covers the High Holy Day services, nevertheless constitutes the most extensive and … to Hazzan Maier Levi of Esslingen, at the historical Jewish Orphanage of Esslingen, November 10, 2019. From right …