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The Idelsohn Project
… as a path-breaking scholar of Jewish music and liturgy who influenced multiple generations of Jewish and Israeli … music research,” and one of the earliest proponents of musical Hebrewism as the basis for the sonic renewal of … remains an enigma. This lacuna is unfortunate. Idelsohn’s musical nationalism presents an ideal case to further …
Idelsohn's Obituary of Abraham Goldfaden
… content is serious. Important and elevated [content] that influences the course of a person’s spirit as a person! … his own Gesamtkunstwerk, ‘Yiftah’, as ‘hizzayon negini’ (musical play). Modern Hebrew writers embraced the biblical … plays, plural of ‘hizzayon’] of Israel’s history, with musical accompaniment (i.e., ‘hizzayon negini’), ‘that will …
Symphony Overture in G (1732)
… Under the influence of the kabbalistic ideas developed in Safed during … work especially in Italy. During the eighteenth century musical manifestations on the occasion of Hosha'na Rabbah …
Zoock (Volkstanz) – Zhok (Folk dance)
… carry the names of famous klezmer players. And although the musical essence for these pieces were indeed influenced by the klezmers’ playing and lost some of their … characteristics, yet it would be fine not to include a musical example to this thesaurus of klezmer music. …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… Avraham Zvi Idelsohn, the founding father of modern Jewish musical research. Idelsohn’s life traversed several … artifacts that still define in many ways the Jewish musical imagination in both its scholarly and popular forms. … girl replying to them in Hebrew. They were the ones who influenced us to speak in Hebrew and only in Hebrew in our …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… sounded beautiful to me, loved singing and had a very good musical memory, excellent for remembering melodies that he … left Libau in the spring of 1901 for Berlin to continue my musical education. Hebrew version: He kept his promise and … me music theory and also the beginning of harmony. He also influenced me to become acquainted with the classical music …
James Levy
… The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in … 1957. During all these years, he never forgot his father's musical tradition. Many years later, around the age of … British, Spanish-Portuguese, Moroccan and even Argentinian influences. James dedicated this work to the memory of his …
The Music on Comtat-Venaissin
… administration and the Jews of the Comtat. [5] As regards musical records, the only document in our possession is a … memorial of this sublime sacred music. I have been greatly influenced by the character of this liturgy and I have … Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine, 1936-1940: Jewish musical life on the eve of World War II (Oxford: Clarendon …
Haim Louk
… the time, was a significant charismatic teacher who greatly influenced Louk's musical path. At the age of 10, Louk met Rabbi David … of a school, a position he held for 22 years. Louk's musical career, which began in Morocco, further developed …
Shabbat and Year Cycle Songs from the Collection of James Levy
… reflects James Levy's profound connection to his father's musical legacy and the enduring cultural traditions of … Levy family, this collection integrates sacred and secular influences from Gibraltar, Morocco, Argentina, and beyond. … Comprising over 350 songs, it represents a distinctive musical heritage, preserving the melodies of past …