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Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… and below each word. However, the chant also has clear musical features, with a variety of scales, motives, … In the present paper, I will provide a new perspective on musical features of Jewish cantillation in the Eastern … mode with a variety of music-analytical tools (not only in terms of scales, as is often done), compare the modes with …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… are expressed in Friedman’s composition. The following musical analysis of “Shema’ Koleinu” is based on the score … melody walks down to the dominant. The first half of the musical section concludes on the second scale degree on a … (bVII), and the iii becomes diminished (iii°). Figure 7. In terms of the use of Bb throughout the song, we find that the …
Moshe Attias
… was, above all, a “hidden treasure” within the Israeli musical scene. Unlike most of his contemporary Moroccan … a unique multifaceted artist. Its content is varied in terms of textual genres and musical styles. Yet, one feature remained constant, and it …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… in sections according to the different Turkish makam s (musical modes), titled Shirei Israel be-eretz ha-qedem … of informants that have been recorded since the 1950’s. In terms of performance, the song is still connected to … we find that all variants share a common structure of four musical phrases of relatively equal length, with similar …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… seaboard. With me, I carry a treasure, a piece of lost musical history, or so I believe. Saved on my mobile phone … world during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In musical terms, the Nahda is associated with the emergence of a new …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… Hebrew Hymn Melodies : The Rise and development of a Musical Tradition (Tel Aviv, 1970), Hanoch Avenary set a new … texts suggested a comprehensive method for addressing the musical aspects of Hebrew liturgical poetry from an … the basic pattern A x B we have seen in written sources in terms of rhythmic organization (fixed meter in A, flexible …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… A lengthy introduction provides ample historical and musical contexts. Karnes did not spare any effort in trying … the cultural life of Jews in Latvia, with emphasis on their musical ecosystem. According to Karnes, folk songs were … Hava Nogilo (no. 53). This melody has three parts. In terms of harmonic minor, two sections end on the dominant …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… wished to write about him (except for interviews on his own terms), and, obsessed with copyrights, refused permissions … early years by Ian Whitcomb (1987), still one of the most musically literate surveys, and a journalistic rehash of the …
Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
… Similarly, Rubin’s study relies heavily on minute musical detail—including intricate discussions of form and … he embraces the idea that canonical figures can define a musical style, and that a ready community will receive and … of contemporary relevance. Does it work? On the narrow terms that Rubin has set out for himself—one chapter on mode …
German Jewish Sacred Musical Intersections
… German music as a “universal” language against which other musical nationalisms in Europe defined themselves. … voices in synagogue choirs are an important aspect of this musical innovation. Third, the use of instrumental music, … an integrative project both in practical and theoretical terms. … To attain our goals we will capitalize on the …