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Mel Bay's Klezmer Collection : for C Instruments
This book contains a collection of 120 melodies transcribed from recordings by…
Hazzan (pl. Hazzanim)
1. In Temple and talmudic days, the hazzan was a general communal functionary. Since the…
Adon Olam
Adon Olam is a rhymed liturgical hymn that is comprised of twelve verses. Adon Olam…
Akdamut millin
A hymn that precedes the Torah blessing and the reading of the Torah on Shavuot.…
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
The term Niggun Devekut, which probably is a Hebrew translation of the Yiddish…
Tin Pan Alley
Nickname for the popular songwriting and sheet-music publishing industry centred in New…
Badhan
Hebrew lit. entertainer. A merrymaker, rhymester, and musician who entertains primarily…
Klezmer (pl. Klezmorim)
Eastern-European Jewish folk musician, generally instrumentalist. Also used as modifier…
Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…