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Makam sehnaz- Ye'erav leka adonay elohenu (pesrev)
The vocal 'pesrev' are a unique Hebrew genre in which the performer has to exhibit…
Makam segah- Yah qados yosev tehillot (beste)
Written by Israel Najara and composed by Yusuf Pasa. The 'beste' is characterized in its…
“Unter dem kinds Wiegele” – Beneath the Baby’s Cradle
Stutschewsky described the Yiddish lullaby as a genre as follows:
Here lies the…
“Der Rebe geht schon tanzen” (chassidisch) – The Rabbi is about to Dance (Hasidic)
This is one of the best-known Yiddish songs with anti-Hassidic overtones (see Mlotek…
El Jiwneh Hagalil (Lied der galilaischen Arbeiter) – God will Build the Galilee (Galilee Worker’s Song)
An ancient piyut [liturgical song] transformed into a Zionist song, a complete study of…
“Schlof majn Kind, ich wel dich wigen” (Wiegenlied) – Sleep my child, I will cradle you (Lullaby)
Probably the source for Stutschewsky’s arrangement, as in the case of Unter dem…
Nahôn libbo is hujire – Whole-heartedly is the fearful believer
נָכוֹן לִבּוֹ אִישׁ הוּא יָרֵא כָּל נְתִיבוֹ מִצְוַת בּוֹרֵא
נֶאֱמַר בּוֹ כָּתוּב…
“Die alte Kasche” (Volkslied) – The Old Question (Folksong)
Die alte Kasche stands out in the Yiddish folksong corpus for its simplest and yet…
Lied ohne Worte (chassidisch)
This piece is based on Arno Nadel’s arrangement of a Hasidic tune published as…
A Nigun on a soff (chassidisch) – A Tune without Ending
In coupling these two Hassidic tunes, nos. 7 and 8 – Lied ohne Worte and A Nigun on a…