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Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
… Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras . Syracuse: … generational overlap between aging players and enthusiastic young musicians starting around the 1970s. Beginning with an … have since passed on, some of the first generation of young 'revival' musicians are retiring (Rubin just announced …
Stutschewsky's 13 Jewish Folk Tunes
… glad to launch the sixth volume in the Contemporary Jewish Music series, 13 Jewish Folk Tunes, an online … downloadable program notes on the genesis of this work, musical analysis of the composition, and an extensive … for purchase here. Also available for listening on the JMRC YouTube channel . … 7 … 38838 … Jerusalem, Israel … …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… In 1979 Esther Warkov , a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of … between them. These musicians were a cadre of brilliant young musicians, largely from the Galilee, who had enjoyed …
Moshe Cordova
… m . Cordova was born in Edirne, an important Ottoman Jewish musical hub since the late 17 th century. Our knowledge … on stage in the twenty-first century, performed by a young generation of Israeli-born musicians. The 2004 return … Hebrew tradition in his own exile in Brooklyn, to coach young Israeli musicians brought the music of Moshe Cordova …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… which became widely popular, among them “Pesah a la mano.” You can hear Flory’s amazing and moving story in her own … patterns animate its language, poetical structure and musical setting, as seen below. Purim, Purim Lanu (Ladino … in from Venezuela , The latter version was released on YouTube just two days (!) before these lines were written. …
Maoz Tzur: The Mystifying Wandering of a Hanukkah Anthem
… Prof. Seroussi offers a master class on contemporary Jewish music scholarship and methodology. … Chanukkah … Hanukkah …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… York Genius . New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019. If you want a bog-standard show-biz biography of Irving Berlin … rambling and invention — this is maybe the book for you. Berlin died in 1989 at the age of 101. A ‘biography’ … early years by Ian Whitcomb (1987), still one of the most musically literate surveys, and a journalistic rehash of the …
La Galana: A Very Old-New Sephardic Song
… from archives around the world offer unique vistas on past musical cultures. These findings show the extent to which … La gala na (Bunis 1999, English section, p. 329, note 87). Your browser does not support the audio element. Example 1. … that is notwithstanding very similar to the CES recording. Your browser does not support the audio element. Example 2. …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… return to this feature later. Right now, let us move to the musical performance of the three verses. The precious Leo … from three different communities in Italy follow here: Your browser does not support the audio element. Carlo … survivors , NLI Y 177, recorded September 23, 1956. Your browser does not support the audio element. Rabbi Marco …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… a forgotten source from the collection of the Latvian musician Emilis Melngailis (1874–1954), a devoted collector … famous Zionist song, Se’u tsiona nes vadegel (“Carry your pennants and flags to Zion”; Zemereshet #154). The … and Papo Salem, who learned it in the “ Hacoa ḥ ” Zionist youth movement in Thessaloniki. Eliyahu Hacohen (personal …