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German Jewish Sacred Musical Intersections
… This project aims to map, analyze and make German Jewish liturgical music ( minhag Ashkenaz ) accessible to … intersections between Jews with the surrounding Christian society, and of marking of communal and regional … forms of choral accompaniment), partially based on traditional tunes or consisting of originally composed …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… Forgotten Conductor: Heinz Unger and His Search for Jewish Meaning, 1895−1965 . Toronto: University of Toronto … who formulated their German-Jewish identity within “the traditional bounds of intellectual history.” Unger, he … on the honorary board of directors of the Gustav Mahler Society of America (19, 21, 79). Moreover, Unger nurtured …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… made my way up to AMAR to search for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long … production, but equally by the processes through which society marks them. [8] The general idea is that a … below, is indeed exceptional. “ Yom Yom Odeh ” is traditionally performed on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… a rich field of inquiry into the processes that constitute Jewish music repertoires, most especially in the modern … several editions (from 1946 onwards, by the David Edelstadt Society founded in that city). Neil Levin characterized … that “the song betrays a secular socialist slant on the traditional Passover narrative, eliminating all references …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Yiẓḥak , or ‘Akedah ) has assumed an important function in Jewish religion and culture since Antiquity. This renowned … Yudisher shtam enjoyed immense popularity in Ashkenazi society, as is evidenced by the relatively large number of … the third and fourth lines (C and D), probably in the traditional Ashkenazi loud murmur. Music is provided for all …
Inventing Jewish Music
… It was 1848, and the music of central Europe's Jewish communities was in a state of chaos. In the cities, … of Jewish identity was being questioned from within Jewish society and challenged from without. Traditional music, once a symbol of Jewish identity and an …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… wars and vicissitudes in Spain that greatly affected the Jewish communities there. In 1140 Ibn Ezra immigrated to … and with the departure of the additional “soul at rest,” traditionally granted to believers during the Sabbath. … of the Enlightenment, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society Press, 1933), 256. [6] In a few places there is a …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… New Findings about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a … Abileah was a founding member of the Saint Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music. His work was performed only …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… we can reconstruct with a certain degree of accuracy how Jewish liturgical practices evolved prior to the invention … users of this manuscript there was an awareness that a traditional melody for Shofet kol ha’aretz was already in … in Hebraic Bookland . Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1920, pp. 97-101. Includes the …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… Introduction Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, … of melody and speech that Judit Frigyesi describes in traditional Eastern Ashkenazi contexts. As Frigyesi … World Music (Amherst, 2010) and the annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (New Orleans, 2012). I would …