… This entry is part of the   Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology  (LKT) . The LKT compiles a wide array of … of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that … of the Cabinet, told me that in 1927 he transcribed a whole series of frejlaxs , which they called frejlik , …

… This entry is part of the  Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology  (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of … of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that … the ‘shemele,’ according to the expression ‘din shemen’ (to be ashamed), as Yom Tov Levinsky also proposes... Later …

… Si el servicio de los sacrificios fue abandonado (If the ritual of … Isaac) Im afes rova' ha-qen by the Ashkenazi poet Ephrayim ben Itzhak of Regensburg (c. 1110-1175). The poem opens with … by several prominent Turkish Sephardi singers such as Haim Effendi , Çakum Effendi , Isaac Algazi , y Jack Mayesh. …

… This entry is part of the  Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology  (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of … of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that … each citation, you get the full reference.   “Monsieur Lieberman started to weep as he said this, drank more wine as …

… … Jewish liturgy evolved in a multidirectional process. Differences between diverse local versions and lineages of transmission … started to produce prayer books in rapidly increasing numbers to satisfy the expanding demand. Many unique liturgical …

… Kashtan (Shlomoh ben Shimshon, or Salomon, the son of Samson), aka Salomon … of Kiev). He was apprenticed at the age of nine to an itinerant Eastern European cantor, and maintained this lifestyle … services in Jewish communities throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of …

… Tish-nigunim in the Post-vernacular Era This study aims to trace the unique … the Russian Empire). By the nineteenth century, it had become a widespread and significant genre; during the … 2016, 49) stresses the significance of the distinction between this sub-genre and nigunim of other types. In his …

… Berlin-born  Edith Gerson-Kiwi  (1908-1992) is considered one of the founders of Israeli musicology. She studied piano and musicology in Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg, Freiburg i. Br. and Paris. When …

… Arvit is the last of the three daily services of the Jewish liturgy, along with Sha h arit and Min … prayer of Min h a to Isaac). In the Talmud, Ma'ariv has been described as a non-mandatory service, although Psalms 55:18 and …

… Moshe Cordova Composer, singer, ‘ud and piano player Moshe Cordova (b. Edirne, … and tailoring. Upon his settlement in Istanbul, Cordova became one of the leaders of the Mafṭirim Choir, a renowned … the encouragement of the acting chief rabbi of Istanbul, Haim Bejerano (also a poet and composer), Itzak Algazi, the …