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Society for Jewish Folk Music
… his life to transcribing, arranging, and promoting the musical heritage of Russian Jewry. He inspired a group of … Alexander Schitomirsky Schitomirsky (1861 – 1937) studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under … the influence of these songs Beyond the intrinsic musical value of these songs is the important influence they …
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… literature and theater has not identified any musical parallels to contemporary representations of Jews in … David Buch’s new study offers the earliest identifiable musical depictions of Jews in European theater (specifically … Jewish presence in Habsburg society were depicted in the composition of music for opera and other theatrical …
A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
… art, surf music, and countless other styles and genres of musical expression. He often fuses these elements into one song creating an idiosyncratic style of polystylistic composition. This film, directed by and starring Claudia … Masada, like many of his other projects, fuses different musical genres together, but here the focal point is the …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… Ashkenazi community had the richest assortment of melodies, compositions, and pieces written for the Priestly Blessing. … the words ' Yishar koa h .' The Simple Reading The musical capabilities of the priests are very diverse and … on the priest. Some of the priests have received no musical training. In fact, many were not even trained to …
Elohim Eshala
… Dubi Seltzer, moved to the USA where Seltzer studied composition. They formed an ensemble specializing on Israeli … voice blends here with a non-Yemenite Arabic sound, a musical style brought to Israel by professional immigrant … musicians from Iraq and Egypt. This is another hybrid musical product of Zionism, for sure a non-programmed one by …
Brakha Tzefira
… His wife Hadassah, Brakha's beloved teacher, encouraged her musical talents, and proposed that Tzefira should sing … Tzefira had perhaps the most important encounter of her musical career, when she met pianist and composer Nahum … songs, arranged by Nardi and sung with Hebrew words; and compositions of Nardi, especially children's songs. In order …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and … 4) are made up of poems, piyyutim, and post-biblical compositions. The Karaite musical tradition, which is consistent among all of the …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… the subject matter of their songs as well as their original compositions that combine, among other genres, punk music, … cantorial singing, and Jewish melodies (including direct musical quotes from traditional Jewish melodies such as Chad … vaudeville included copious direct or indirect quotations (musical or textual or both) of prayers. Such references …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… them as exotic examples of non-Western music. Attempts at musical notation occurred in a number of Sephardic … music from the 18 th and 19 th centuries includes original compositions for solo singer or choir, with or without musical accompaniment. These compositions reflect …
The Israeli Mediterranean Style
… often derived from the liturgical and para-liturgical musical traditions of Yemenite, Persian, and Moroccan … and Persian Jews) and other Mizrahi and local, Palestinian musical heritage. These traditions inspired the founders … styles, most obviously the style of Spanish-influenced compositions by Debussy and Ravel; it also integrated the …