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Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis

… around the world. There are six sets of melodies or “modes” in the Eastern Ashkenazi tradition of Biblical … only in terms of scales, as is often done), compare the modes with each other, and suggest hearings that link them … trope (from the Yiddish trop ) to refer to the different modes used for the reading of specific Biblical texts in …

Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment

… many worshippers were seeking more accessible, communal modes of prayer. Friedman’s early compositions were designed …

“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies

… “separating between sacred and mundane ( ha-mavdil bein kodesh le-hol) ,” (a formula that also appears as an addition …

The Concept of Mode in European Synagogue Chant

… cantorate … Shteiger … Melodies … Synagogue music … Modes … The Concept of Mode in European Synagogue Chant … …

The Meaning of the Modal Framework in the Singing of Religious Hymns by Christian Arabs in Israel

… 23134 … Modes … Modality … Modal system … Christian Arab … Israel … …

Paradigms of Arabic Modes in the Genizah Fragment Cambridge T.S. N.S. 90,4

… Genizah … Geniza … Egypt … Jewish History … Manuscripts … Modes … Arabic modes … Paradigms of Arabic Modes in the Genizah Fragment Cambridge T.S. N.S. 90,4 … חנוך …

Figure 2: 'Enosh ʽad daka tashev' with the Indication Be-niggun ‘Akedah

Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac

… medieval times, the Lamentations were sung in different modes, but after the Counter Reformation chanting the … be added, however, that general concept of the “Prayer Modes” as it appears in Idelsohn’s writings is highly … (Hebrew and English). Fleischer, Ezra. 2007. Shirat ha-kodesh ha-ʽivrit bi-mey ha-beynayim [ Hebrew Liturgical …