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The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
This article shows the crystallization of the prayer and singing style known as “…
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
If you have ever searched for Hatikvah online, you were surely exposed to a barrage of…
Moritz Rosenhaupt
By Edwin Seroussi
German cantor and composer Moritz/Moses Rosenhaput was born (see…
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
Introduction
Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, and other…
Bernardo Feuer
Bernardo Feuer was born on May 1st, 1910 in Lemberg [Lviv], a city then part of the…
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of Isaac,…
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
In 1979 Esther Warkov, a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came…
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
On March 15, 1899, the distinguished scholar, cantor, composer and avid manuscript…
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics:…
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
In 1979 Esther Warkov, a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel…