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Andalusian Nuba
… of the Nuba, which is considered the pinnacle of Andalusian music, from its origins in 9 th century Spain, its arrival … Nuba is considered the most important type of North African music. The music's origins can be traced back to 9 th … certain parts through a progression that feels natural and organic within the entire structure. The 'Beiten' In between …
In Zaltsikn Yam - A Yiddish Workers' Song
… rhetoric of “In Zaltsikn Yam” praising this political organization, An-sky was never a member of the Bund. For … of Russian Jewish political life.” (4) There are two main musical arrangements to the song. The first is a monophonic … associated with Saint Petersburg’s Society for Jewish Folk Music . The soprano voice follows a melodic line similar to …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… in the celebrations at Mount Meron According to the klezmer musician Moshe (“Musa”) Berlin , the performance practices … the crowd. Today, however, according to Musa, the klezmer musicians do not stand next to the dancing audience. … is decided upon prior to the holiday, presumably by the organizing committee. Each selected musician is permitted to …
Bessie Schonberg
… Schönberg, then an engineering student, while studying music in Germany. When Bessie Schönberg was very young the … and New York University. Nearly every American dance organization has bestowed its award upon Schönberg, and two …
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… anniversary of the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music, the composer Solomon Rosowsky published a short … even reveal that the founders considered making their organization explicitly open to all composers “regardless of … Folk Music continued through the various small successor organizations such as the Jewish Music Forum and the …
Volekh (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … Beregovski wrote, in the course of time the zhok became an organic part of the Jewish ‘klezmer’ repertoire, such that …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… legislative design. Because of the “folk” origins of its music and the re-writing of Naftali Herz Imber’s poem … play writer, poet, scholar, and journalist Dr. Dan Almagor, organized a performance of the Rumanian/Moldavia ‘Carol cu … …, Jerusalem: Youth Department of the World Zionist Organization, 1947. Second ed., Ramat-Gan: Masada, 1974, …
Haint Iz Purim, Brider, Part II
… section of the Jacob Michael Collection of Jewish Music at the National Sound Archives of the Israel National … Library, a still largely unexplored treasure of Jewish Musical Americana, includes a magnificent recording of … in New York City. The accompanist, in this case on pump organ, is probably Abraham Ellstein, who was a frequent …
Moritz Rosenhaupt
… major codifiers of the South German synagogue liturgy in musical notation and yet his name does not appear … by the archive of the city of Speyer, informs us that his music collection was destroyed during the conflagration. … Sabbath and High Holiday liturgy for cantor solo, choir and organ. This is an invaluable resource for the study of the …
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 … but is not present in this verse ( munaḥ ). The te’amim are organized by level, from highest to lowest disjunctives, …