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The Reliability of Oral Transmission: The Case of Samaritan Music
… adequate theories. In Vansina's words, 'the value of oral traditions as historical evidence is a problem that has not been solved, because the special nature of oral traditions as a source of information about the past has not … Thus the starting point for the study of an oral musical tradition must be an examination of the potential network of …
The Hasidic Dance-Niggûn - A Study Collection and its Classificatory Analysis
… also possess criteria formulated in their own traditional terms - according to which they judge whether a …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… biblical recitation is a central liturgical part; (b) the traditional study-sessions of biblical sections; and (c) … Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition … Uri Sharvit …
Notes on Bukharan Music in Israel
… by the possibility of finding survivals of Bukharan traditions in Israel, particularly in the area of secular … Asian Jews. … 23259 … Bukhara … Bukharan Jews … Jewish traditions … Israel … Traditions … Musical traditions … Notes on Bukharan Music in …
Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… in reestablishing a 'favourable attitude towards traditional Jewish observances, the Hebrew language, and the … convictions were supported by his wife's great interest in traditional Jewish music. Her efforts to educate the Jewish … his progressive theological ideas and his love of Jewish tradition, and Mrs. Cohon with her love of Jewish music. … …
A.Z. Idelsohn: A Pioneer in Jewish Ethnomusicology
… that the music of biblical times survived in the living traditions of Jewish communities. It was also believed that …
Persistence and Transformation of a Sephardi - Penitential Hymn under Changing Environmental Conditions
… recently been taken up by several students of Jewish music tradition. We are now in a better position than was the …
La place traditionnelle du melisme dans la cantillation
… cantillation … Musical composition … Music … La place traditionnelle du melisme dans la cantillation … Dom Jean …
Jewish Liturgical Forms in the Falasha Liturgy? A Comparative Study
… of cultural life and religious practice, but all Jewish traditions share basic liturgical forms. By defining forms … within Falasha rituals, we can better relate the Falasha tradition to Jewish liturgical precedents. … 23452 … Jewish music … Ethiopia … Ethiopian Liturgical Traditions … Ethiopian Jews … Jewish Liturgy … Falasha … …
Numerical Representation of Variants of Orally Transmitted Tunes
… rarely be solved with mathematical accuracy. For the oral tradition of a tune is ever-changing, depending upon the … … Folk music … Folk songs … Folk tunes … Folklore … Oral tradition … Numerical Representation of Variants of Orally …