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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… all other classic Jewish sources. [1] It has been retold by generation after generation of Jews in various … in Ashkenaz between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries (Goldschmidt 1965b, 18–19). These poems generally consist of … only one recording. [32] It is likely that this scarcity results from a combination of historical circumstances, …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… music challenged the normative status of traditions of old. Browsing through my private collection of Jewish … includes a beautiful arrangement of the song by Raymond Goldstein , performed by the Coro Hebraeico conducted by Neil … onwards, by the David Edelstadt Society founded in that city). Neil Levin characterized “Piramidn” as “childlike and …
Moshe Attias
… Between 1962 and 1970, Mwijo estimated that he wrote and sold about 40 songs to Sliman Elmaghribi, the young musician … reel-to-reel tape and recorded him. The subsequent release sold very well. Mwijo would go on to record dozens of records … exclaimed that everything now made sense, as Meknes was a city of great Torah scholars. To honor Mwijo, Baba Sali …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… of Hebrew printing presses and trade; and the Western port city of Livorno, which by the late 17th century was another … words in Shir Emunim, above, are highlighted in bold) English translation of above stanzas Moses ascended … used in the version from Shir Emunim are highlighted in bold, including, among others, the use of the Spanish …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… village Qornet al-Hamra just outside of Beirut, AMAR holds one of the largest existing collections of historical … for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long time, was regarded as one of the … in the archive shelves and be placed onto the spindle of an old gramophone, from which I then recorded it with my phone, …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… divided in 3+3+6. The poem already appears in one of the oldest Ashkenazi orders of prayers, dated as early as the … h ot “according to the custom of Fürth that our fathers told us that they took upon themselves to print according to the order and custom of the city of Nuren Berg that existed from times immemorial” …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… made by a cantor who hailed from east of Aleppo, the great city in Syria. “Bore ‘ad ana” is not included in the order … Izmir The answer to this query may be found in the old Ottoman space, where the poem was indeed performed with … close ties to the Ades Synagogue of the Aleppo Jews in the city may account for the adoption that certainly spread to …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… and dances performed by members of substantial, centuries-old Jewish communities whose vernacular musics have remained … much of the transcribed material is indeed “centuries-old.” The items sung to Melngailis by informants affiliated … section 2 is the lowest tone (with possible claim for centricity). Yet the end of section 3, then, clearly reverts to …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… Jewish community. In 1628, he published in his adopted city a compendium of piyyutim , “Imre no’am,” which … at hand; Il siniyor rubi disho a las tiyas The sir Rabbi told the aunts no kumer il pan ocho diyas. not to eat bread … customer may infer that “Pesah a la mano” is a truly old folksong. Zaragoza is certainly not alone. Recordings …
Moshe Cordova
… Edirne Jewish community, following the devastation of this city during the Balkan Wars and World War I. In the capital city, Cordova pursued his career as a synagogue singer and … survived. At least two pieces sung by him appear in the old 78rpm discography, both with his partner in Istanbul, …