… pedigree, discusses the phenomenon of composing new Hebrew lyrics to modern Egyptian songs and the role of Moshe …

… connections to Jewish musical contexts and musicians. The lyrics of Hayrana Laih were written by Ahmed Rami …

… Their melodies were simple and relatively short, with the lyrics the core element dictating the musical choices. … the number of unstressed syllables to vary. Thus, the lyrics’ rhythmic flexibility dictates a corresponding …

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

Joseph Achron was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania. His musical…

Isaac Eliyahu Navon was born in Adrianpole (today Edirne) on May 17, 1859. His father,…

… content of Jewish Sephardic songs and traditional Muslim lyrics, ‘sevdalinka’, in Bosnia,” Proceedings of the World …

This is a short extract of the article “Liturgy: An Overlooked Space in the Moroccan…

… Berlin where she assisted A[braham] Z[evi] transcribing his lyrics and in his work. She had a beautiful Hebrew … for composition. When she listened to Father reading some lyrics, Mother could sing a tune for him.  Many of the …