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The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… to the Ets Haim library at the magnificent Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, is one of several works by Jewish … (when the anniversary of the foundation of the Portuguese synagogue in 1675 in celebrated), these artistic pieces for … archives but also in the attics of small, mostly inactive synagogues. Some of these materials miraculously survived …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… of the above-mentioned repertoires. [3] Moreover, synagogue cantors, ḥazzanim, often tended to structure new … between the ḥazzan and members of the congregation in the synagogue, such call and response style is also typical to … about his origins, I thought, would be by visiting Syrian synagogues. Having lived in Damascus throughout the …
Stefanie Mockert
… Transformation of Southern German Jewish Liturgy. The first Synagogue in Munich 1826-1887.” Mockert has received …
Ben-Zion (Yisrael Noach) Kapov-Kagan
… Romania. He began singing from a young age in a number of synagogue choirs, obtaining his first paid position at the age of 26 at the Rostov-on-Don synagogue. Later he enjoyed a position at the prestigious Brody (Brodsky) synagogue in Odessa. As a result of tensions with the …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… es Hymnes, l es Psaumes e t l a Liturgie Complète d e l a Synagogue d es Temps l es p lus Reculés j usqu' a ̀ n os …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… Jerusalem, especially the maqam-oriented school of the Ades Synagogue of the Aleppan Jews. For many years, Nehemiah was cantor and preacher at the Zekhut Avot Synagogue in Jerusalem. He sang in a variety of languages … settling in Jerusalem in 1951. His close ties to the Ades Synagogue of the Aleppo Jews in the city may account for the …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… Joseph A. 2001. “The Three-Part Selicha Mode,” Journal of Synagogue Music 28/1: 1–36 Nadel, Arno. 1923. Jüdische …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… is that Halegua may have served in one of the two Salonica synagogues which used the Mahzor Italiani until the 20th … “mevaser veomer”) of the circuits of congregants in the synagogue with the Torah Scrolls and the Four Species. The … singing the te'amim, which is still used in Italian rite synagogues in North Italy, has been abandoned in Rome in …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… no evidence that he ever in his life even stepped inside a synagogue. He married a Catholic and brought up his children …
Moshe Cordova
… War I. In the capital city, Cordova pursued his career as a synagogue singer and composer. Parallel to his musical … became one of the leaders of the Mafṭirim Choir, a renowned synagogue choir from Edirne that continued its activities in … to Turkish classical music on the Sabbaths at the Italian Synagogue in Galata. This synagogue was also known as Kal de …