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Vals (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
This article shows the crystallization of the prayer and singing style known as “…
Zemerl (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
The Making of a Reform Jewish Cantor: Musical Authority, Cultural Investment.
Examines the office of the modern Amrican cantor through a detailed ethnography of the…
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
If you have ever searched for Hatikvah online, you were surely exposed to a barrage of…
Cross-Repertoire Motifs in Liturgical Music of the Ashkenazi Tradition: An Initial Lay of the Land
The earlier version, entitled “Cross-Repertoire Motifs in the Liturgical Music of…
Vemen vestu zingen, vemen? Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish
“The songs of Leibu await definitive professional evaluation,” wrote back in 1984 the…
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
Introduction
Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, and other…
Assaf Shelleg
Musicologist and pianist Assaf Shelleg is senior lecturer of musicology at The Hebrew…