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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… dating from 1511 , [11] the story is mentioned within the popular homiletic work Tsene-rene (Elbaum and Turniansky … liturgical function. [12] Yudisher shtam enjoyed immense popularity in Ashkenazi society, as is evidenced by the … century and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records …
The Bergamasca: Some Jewish Links?
… A connection between the bergamasca , the popular Renaissance dance, and Jewish synagogue music? The idea had first been suggested by Eduard Birnbaum … its links - hypothetical as well as confirmed - with Jewish music. … 23139 … Bergamasca … Renaissance … Music … Jewish …
Bernardo Feuer
… and secondary school in his hometown and was drawn to music from an early age. Feuer learned the basics of music from his father, and later joined several liturgical … Yiddish, workers’ songs, and choral symphonies drawn from popular repertoire. In addition, Feuer composed works …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… a mirror poem, was composed in Provence, attesting to the popularity of our song already by the mid-15 th century. [1] … and its documentation are therefore formidable. However, musical renditions of the piyyut are rather rare and will be … Collection of Zionist and National Songs, The Best and Most Popular Songs of Famous Poets in Hebrew, English and Yiddish …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… from B’nai Jeshrun: http://www.bj.org/spiritual-life/music-of-bj/invitation-to-piyyut-na/el-eliyahu/ Literary … asks for a revelation from God or from the Messiah. Music: Origins and Performances The piyyut “Eli Eliyahu” is … recording by the singer Lior Amadi in the Mizrahi (Eastern) popular music style and by the band, Tzlil Ha-rag. [16] [1] …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a … mention the presence of this melody in the exceptionally popular A. M. Silbermann and Erwin Singer, Die Haggadah Des … section between Abileah’s score and the melody as it became popular are telling. Abileah starts with a descending fifth, …
Avi Bar-Eitan
… researcher, and lecturer. He received his Ph.D. in musicology at the Hebrew University, and his M.A. and M.Mus … from the Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Dr. Bar-Eitan’s doctoral work dealt with … the evaluation of “the gray area between the art, folk, and popular in the Israeli song.” His research interests span …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … framework would demand a piece that is larger than the popular song format of Friedman’s setting of 'Shema’ … – bVII – V. Figure 8. Shema’ Koleinu as an Anglo-American popular song Debbie Friedman’s “Shema’ Koleinu” appeared on …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… there are many such commonplace songs. Some of them became popular in one social circle or another and later entered … (1931) and the “Songs of Zion” (1942)). It appears in popular collections of Israeli songs produced in America, … however, is misleading. Despite all of its apparent popularity in American Zionist circles, the song Na’aleh …
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 … add new information to what we wrote previously about the popular Hassidic niggun used as a setting for Kipnis' …