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Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
Aziatskay garmoshka (lit. 'Asian accordion'; also called 'gar-mon' or 'ghumuz' in Juhuri…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of…
Seliha-Selihot
… the Jews in Spain during which many were written and their style developed. [1] Among the poets who wrote Seliha' s are …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… of lesser known composers. The group developed a unique style that merged the melodic elements of Jewish folk and … – with the rich harmonies of the late Russian romantic style. Central to this new style was the uniquely haunting timbre of voice and violin …
Hora
… the 'Ashkenazi Dance,' the circular form and the marching style of the Israeli Hora, was adopted from one of the …
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… different (albeit exotic) alternative to the common musical style of the time. By the mid-1790s Jewish singers and …
A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
… Jewish music, modern art, surf music, and countless other styles and genres of musical expression. He often fuses … these elements into one song creating an idiosyncratic style of polystylistic composition. This film, directed by …
A Pintale Id
… Tangos and Milongas, two traditional Argentinean musical styles. Many of the songs and themes of the play deal with …