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The Training of Hazzanim in Nineteenth-Century Germany
… one generation to the next, from a hazzan skilled in the musical tradition to a young novice eager to learn, still … … 9613 … 19th (Nineteenth) Century … 19th century jewish history … Jewish Culture Germany … Hazzanut … Hazzanim - …
The Bergamasca: Some Jewish Links?
… , the popular Renaissance dance, and Jewish synagogue music? The idea had first been suggested by Eduard Birnbaum … 96-98, 266). The following is an attempt to examine the history of the bergamasca and its links - hypothetical as well as confirmed - with Jewish music. … 23139 … Bergamasca … Renaissance … Music … Jewish …
To Please Both the Ear and the Eye: Moses Mendelssohn, Equal Temperament and the Delian Problem
… … Octave division … Tuning systems … Mendelssohn … Music theory … Music history … To Please Both the Ear and the Eye: Moses …
Unintentional History: Musical Moments in 1930s Yiddish Films
… As Israel Adler has shown in a lifetime of work, the history of Jewish music is really a set of complex, interlocking histories. … of a given Jewish community and time in terms of its musical life. One type of situation, which I …
A Brief Account of the Development of the Field of Music Archaeology
… The Twelfth Congress of the International Musicological Society was held at the University of … group had been formed for the occasion on the topic “Music and Archaeology.” The participants in this group were … the Twelfth Congress. … 23459 … Music Archeology … Music history … Ancient … Ancient music … Ancient Instruments … A …
Mesopotamian Music Theory Since 1977
… in this volume, discusses the first five Mesopotamian music theory texts that had been published by 1977, … impact on our understanding of ancient Near Eastern music theory and practice. I discussed the first five … 1984). … 23459 … Mesopotamian … Music theory … Music history … Ancient music … Ancient … Near East … Mesopotamian …
The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of Ancient Mesopotamia
… scholars understood the term balaĝ as a general word for musical instruments (Hartmann 1960: 57) or for stringed … was played. … 23462 … Instrument … Instrumental music … balag … Mesopotamia … Ancient … Ancient music … Music history … The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of …
The Ala-Instrument: its Identification and Role
… Concerning musical instruments, we are fortunate to have many terms, … died out in contemporary Iraq; thus comparisons with other musical cultures from around the world must be made. In … instruments … Ancient Instruments … Ancient music … Music history … The Ala-Instrument: its Identification and Role … …
Musical Practices and Instruments in Late Bronze Age Ugarit (Syria)
… provides a wide range of evidence for the reconstruction of musical practice during the Late Bronze Age, at the time of … evidence from Ugarit casts some light upon the poorly known history of ancient Near Eastern music in the span of time between third-millennium Sumer and …
Nudity and Music in Anatolian Mythological Seduction Scenes and Iconographic Imagery
… This essay focuses the role of Anatolian music in erotic and sexual contexts — especially of its … function in mythological seduction scenes. In these scenes, music is employed as a means of enhancing erotic seduction. … … Seduction … Mythology … Music … Ancient music … Music history … Nudity and Music in Anatolian Mythological …