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Contrafactum
… to a technique of converting either a secular song into a religious song or vice versa by altering the words. This … considered it a sacred task to transform secular texts into religious ones. One example of this is the song 'Shechina … on this song can be found at Song of the Month ). Musical Transcription … Nissim Ben Yithak HaLevi's piyut Hai …
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… literature and theater has not identified any musical parallels to contemporary representations of Jews in … and nineteenth-century musical theatre... Historians of religious music, ...may now be able to distil from some of … study of Central European compositional practice, Jewish religious music, and the complex interactions and …
A letter to mother - A Brivele der Mamen
… by Joseph Green Classic Yiddish film from 1939 with music by Abe Ellstein . In this film music is integral to the development of the plot and in … the film, a Passover seder is also featured and a few non-religious Yiddish songs are sung during the course of the …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and … of the Jews of Yemen, both in Yemen and in Israel. The music and songs of the Yemenite tradition are a main focal … and many other scenes of music, song and dance, both religious and secular. … 9 … 34249 … … 1986 … Yemen … …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… around Europe, while at the same time establishing their religious laws according to decisions of the Turkish … century; this newly acquired stature influenced social and religious aspects of the Karaite Diaspora until the end of … sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and …
Edge of the West
… of Morocco. The second third of the film consists mostly of religious and musical traditions that range from Rosh Hashana prayers, the …
Israel Rocks: A Journey Through Music of Visions and Divisions
… Directed by Izzy Abrahami and Erga Netz Film about Israeli music as well as some Palestinian, and how it represents … and performance by Shalom Hanoch and a discussion about the religious/secular divide in Israel: … 9 … 34215 … … 2000 … Israeli Music … Contemporary Israeli Music … Palestinian … Politics …
Jericho's Echo: Punk Rock in the Holy Land
… Echo is a documentary film about the Israeli hardcore punk music scene. The film is comprised of interviews with … the film explores the connections between the bands, their music, and the cultural-political context of being a young … it mean to be a Jewish musician? Can one be Jewish but not religious? Who decides who and what is Jewish? Trailer to …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… compositions that combine, among other genres, punk music, polkas, cantorial singing, and Jewish melodies (including direct musical quotes from traditional Jewish melodies such as Chad … in the least, changed their clothing in order to perform religious and other tasks outside of those traditionally …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… specific performances (wedding songs, playsongs, lullabies, religious para-liturgical songs), as well as performances … as an example of the blurring of the boundaries between religious and secular songs, as well as the boundaries … strata, makes it possible to speculate in regards to the musical development of the tradition, despite the lack of …