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Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
… Joel E. 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 …
Stutschewsky's 13 Jewish Folk Tunes
… In the framework of the JMRC project dedicated to the life and … glad to launch the sixth volume in the Contemporary Jewish Music series, 13 Jewish Folk Tunes, an online … 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
… 1881 – d. Tel Aviv, Israel, 22.12.1965) was a master of the Turkish ma ka 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 …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… 25 … 41041 … Back in 2008 we dedicated our Song of the Month to the popular piyyut “Purim, Purim, Purim lanu” … 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 …
Maoz Tzur: The Mystifying Wandering of a Hanukkah Anthem
… This Song of the Month for Hanukkah, in video lecture format, reveals the fascinating story of the well-known Maoz Tsur . This … 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 … chattily written, without enthusiasm for challenging any of the myths, giving its hero the benefit of the doubt in … 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
… 2 … 10 … 708 … The 78rpm recordings that are still emerging 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. …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… into several minhagim (“customs” or “traditions”) once the printing press started to produce prayer books in … 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 …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics: Selections from the Melngailis collection . … 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 …