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‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… addition to ‘Lekhah Dodi.’ Even more important for the main musical argument of this Song of the Month (see below), the … [ 6 ] it is a fascinating text. Though lacking the powerful kabbalistic imagery of ‘Lekhah dodi’ it offers a … with corrections apparently by Dato himself, includes a musical reference in its title, “Benigun anshei emunah’ i.e. …
Léibele Schwartz
… on March 22, 1928 as Yehudah Leib Kirzner. He began his music studies as a child with his father, Yaakov, who was a … (father) and Eduardo Bonessi , two distinguished musicians from the tango scene. He carried out his first … shores (from the point of view of academic and political power relations). Léibele’s liturgical repertoire shows his …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born … al-Kabbir was a source of inspiration for the younger musician. He owned the modern-styled coffeehouse Sawwas on … to his family and community. Arshad al-Umari, the then powerful Lord Mayor of Baghdad (he later served as Prime …
Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… study aims to trace the unique characteristics of a type of music unparalleled in the central-eastern European … appreciated for its beauty, musical features, and spiritual power, emerging from structural, melodic, and rhythmic … Hasidic singing practices emphasize partnership and the power of mutual support and of gathering around the Rebbe’s …
Yaakov Huri
… research challenges perceptions informed by asymmetrical power relations dominating the encounters between European ethnomusicologists and their subjects of inquiry in Israel. Our … invest his money in books, and he did not take his purchase power for granted. In every book he bought, he wrote the …