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Flakstants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
“Der Rebe geht schon tanzen” (chassidisch) – The Rabbi is about to Dance (Hasidic)
… the melodic instrument moves mostly in steps, allowing the player to get the freygish mode “under her fingers.” … …
17. Uṭayavan Aruḷālĕ (Song for the Dedication of a Torah Scroll)
This song for the dedication of a new Torah scroll prases the Torah which was accepted…
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… used to wander around the streets of Rishon le-Tziyyon loudly singing the Russian revolutionary song ‘Mi za svobodu …
Bazetsens (LKT)
… , a sad melody, and the badkhn used to moralize out loud...Thereafter the badkhn would call the groom with the …
Ve-Hi She-’Amda – Piyyut from the Passover Haggadah
… after a long section in the Haggadah that is just read aloud. Music There are a number of arrangements to this …
Yevarekhekha
Birkat kohanim (Priestly Blessing) is one of the most moving and solemn moments of…
Menashe Ravina
Menashe Ravina was born in Pereyaslav, now part of Ukraine, to Elazar, a cantor and…