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The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… of the Netherlands in the 18th century. Intended for performance on special occasions such as Simhat Torah and … repertoire of the Jewish Baroque made public through performances and publications has concealed the existence of …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… Nahda era, Jewish musicians played an active role in the performance and perpetuation of the above-mentioned … repeated five times in a row, signifies the occasion of its performance and has the character of a refrain: Al Har … as “ahat”, again forms an integral element of any dawr performance (Racy 2003, 97-98). Scene I. Traces of Movement, …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… recorded or notated versions. Put differently, in this performance the melody in phrase A loses some of its … choral arrangment). A second one is why the “unmusical” performance of “She’eh ne’esar” by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… traditions. Before addressing the questions raised by the performance by Mr. Hocha, here are some remarks about this … African, Spanish-Portuguese and Balkan traditions. Hocha’s performance, on the other hand, does not have a refrain, but …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… in the English edition. [7] For Shulamit Rosenfeld’s performance (recorded in 1993 by Yaakov Mazor), listen at … at 56:25; for Papo Salem’s performance (recorded by Susana Weich-Shahak), listen at …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… this feature later. Right now, let us move to the musical performance of the three verses. The precious Leo Levi … differences between these interpretations, the three performances share some important features hinting at a … of these three verses of Psalm 80 and their musical performances. Questions regarding their liturgical contexts …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… half its pages to a long list of Unger’s known concerts of performances. On the other hand, Tesler-Mabé does not delve … Mahler and the dissemination of his music is interpreted a performance of his Jewish identity (8). In defining Mahler’s … the author aspires to position Unger, Mahler, and the performance of Jewishness within an intricate network, he …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… of his preface are given to an exordium of the words and performance of one of Berlin’s more mediocre works, “Oh, how … Could Love”in Berlin’s own 1909 recording (xiii-xv). The performance, which Kaplan finds “thrilling”, is certainly … segregated throughout their secondment, and also during performances. Kaplan rightly points out the argument between …
Moshe Cordova
… from Istanbul and Saloniki, whose main context of performance was the synagogue. Southern Tel Aviv and its …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… and enjoyed numerous settings that supported its live performances. By contrast, in 1950s Israel, the IBA’s … was filed in 1987, with few educational outlets or performance spaces, the future of institutionalized Arabic … and, given the lack of educational institutions, performance venues, government support and younger musicians …