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Bloch: Known and Unknown
… was an outcome of a complex response to Wagnerian racial-musical theory via the intermediary of Houston Stuart … to his Jewish works. I also consider how far Bloch’s musical dialectic of Jewish particularism and universality, … nothing, but found his salvation in J.S. Bach. In his later compositions he returned to modality and polyphony, whether …
The Jewish Bloch
… Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Bloch's Jewish-Hebrew musical narrative of Jewish Cycle and the late phase of … in 1912-1917, together with stylistically related several compositions of Bloch's first years in the USA (e.g. the …
Contemporary Jewish Music: A New Series of the JMRC (2009)
… “Jewish music,” these new CDs aim to encourage experimental composition that draws upon the same sources that concern … the music of the Roma while in Europe, Hajdu focused on the musical traditions of the Eastern European Hassidim residing … do not denote any longer two incompatible realms of musical creativeness. Intellectual inquiry into music …
Neimei Zmiroth Israel [The Heirs of the Psalmist: Israel’s New Music]
… A review of Israeli art music composers and their musical style. Each chapter is dedicated to one composer and includes a biography, portrayal of his\her musical style and review of important compositions. The main text was completed in the 80s, and …
Adon Olam
… themes of power, eternity and unity of God. The date of composition and author of this hymn are unknown, though some … someone on their deathbed. There is a wide range of musical settings for this hymn, including melodies from …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… in that the piyyutim are arranged according to the maqamat (musical modes) in use in the court music of the Ottoman … required his piyyutim to be sung are borrowed from the musical culture of the Sephardi Jews of Spain (tunes of … of piyyuutim: The first is a large-scale poetic composition written in a highly stylized manner, which deals …
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… the identification of texts’ author and an additional musical version, very different from the one we released … maintained relevant in the modern period, especially for compositions for festive occasions. ‘Ner haviv, ner na’eh’ … set the same poem to a very different musical style. This version of the song was recorded in an …
Hayrana Laih
… in the Arab world, but also has connections to Jewish musical contexts and musicians. The lyrics of Hayrana Laih … leading figure of modern Egyptian music. [2] His songs and compositions were played across the Arab world, and are …
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
… from the classic documentary series, “Anthology of Musical Traditions in Israel.” The discs do not aspire to … feels obligated to add something new to its capital. Composition of new melodies for piyyutim (liturgical poems), … twelve for which we commissioned new melodies. The work of composition was divided among five Israeli composers who are …
Hay ram galeh
… practice of contrafactum that has characterized the composition of new piyyutim in the Middle East for many … through 78 rpm records, radio broadcasts and later on via musical films. Jerusalem Jews embedded in the modern … mosaic that incorporated various performing styles and musical genres. H ay ram galeh represents a late stage in …