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Isaac Levi

Isaac Levy

… a composer and as a cantor. He composed music for Biblical verses and piyyutim written by poets of the golden age of …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Kol beru’e ma’ala umata

… Moses Alashkar". The kabbalistic overtones of Alashkar's verses led to the inclusion of "Kol beru'e" in compendia …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Im tashiv (Qiddush shel Shabbat)

… ) of the Sabbath Day over the wine, a selection of Biblical verses, is sung prior to the main meal during the Sabbath … The melody changes to a different, declarative style on the verses veshamru bnei Yisrael et ha- shabbat ("The children …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Halleluya halleli nafshi (Psalm 146)

… liturgical music. It is used for singing psalms on diverse occasions, except in the introductory Psalms of the …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Az yashir Moshe (Song of the Sea; Exodus 15) (2 versions)

… In this CD, we hear two versions of the first three verses of this undoubtedly ancient melody. They will, we … repeated throughout this entire Biblical chapter with each verse. The first version (no. 11) is according to the …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)

… used for the Sabbath eve (compare with no. 9 above). Each verse is set to a simple syllabic melody that consists of … expanded or contracted according to the length of each verse of the Psalm. This technique of Psalm recitation is … melody was performed in Amsterdam by the choir. The last verse receives a special musical treatment, a sort of …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Va-ya'al Moshe me- 'arbot Mo'ab (Deuteronomy 34)

… to the Spanish- Portuguese usage, this section of four verses includes a special rendition of some of the masoretic … Tabernacle, are also read with the same cantillation. The verses that describe the death of Moses before the …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Atanu leḥalot panekha

… structure in which the same melody is used for the verses of each stanza and for the refrain sung by the …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Shema' qoli

… by the rhythmic contrast between its opening and ending verses, which are in almost free rhythm, while the core of …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

Miyom qadmon

… repertoire of songs performed at the gatherings of the diverse Jewish confraternities in Amsterdam. This specific …

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