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The Gibraltar Suite – A Song Cycle of Sephardic Melodies
… wrote for chamber ensemble, classical guitar and cantor as part of the tercentennial celebrations of British Gibraltar. His concert was one of three official musical events of the summer; the other two were Elton John … See also in our website the project on the liturgical music of the Gibraltar synagogues , that includes the …
Sebastián Díaz Peña
… of the official orchestra. Díaz Peña was a non-Jewish musician with ties to the Jewish community of Curaçao. It is not surprising that such a distinguished Venezuelan artist would write music for the Jewish community in Curaçao, particularly if one considers the ties between the Jews of …
Eres chiquita y bonita [Coplas de mateša] (5a)
… of a series of couplets sung at the swing as a poetic-musical dialogue between a young man and a young woman. The … are "negative" (malas) and are intended to insult the partner, making fun of him/her (e.g. v.39-54). Score and … Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle … Ethnography … Ethnomusicological Research … Fieldwork … Ladino Songs … לדינו … …
Desde hoy, la mi madre (24)
… This wedding song describes the bride's departure. She leaves her mother (v. 1-2) and her household … Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle … Ethnography … Ethnomusicological Research … Fieldwork … Ladino Songs … לדינו … …
Ya crecen las hierbas (30b)
… of song 30a. A new episode is added described the departure of the unhappu girl's beloved (v. 9-10, 15-16). With … Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle … Ethnography … Ethnomusicological Research … Fieldwork … Ladino Songs … לדינו … …
De Burgos partió ese rey (32)
… Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle … Ethnography … Ethnomusicological Research … Ladino Songs … לדינו … מרוקו … שירת נשים … De Burgos partió ese rey (32) …
Linked by Melody: Gibraltar/Moroccan Songs for Passover (and Shavuoth)
… with peace. The opening verse in Levy’s performance is part of the Hallel Psalms, a feature of the Passover Haggadah … when, according to Levy, these verses were sung with this particular melody. However, there is an additional reason … Songs for the Year Cycle in our series Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel. … Mose salió de Misraim …
"Barek brik alḥama" (The lightning of our protection shone forth)
… first three stanzas of the shira , which is the central part of the sequence nahid - shira - hallel . While the recording was being made two men danced to the music of the shira . The dancers and singers spurred each …
Vehalleluya (And Hallelujah)
… so that here, too, the range is a tetrachord for the most part. The melodic pattern consists of musical phrases sung on the recitation tones or close to …
‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… addition to ‘Lekhah Dodi.’ Even more important for the main musical argument of this Song of the Month (see below), the … the second of which is ‘Bo’i Kallah’ mentioned above as part of the expanded kabbalistic Qabbalat Shabbat . The … the familiar lyrics of ‘Adon ‘Olam’, a text he knew by heart? After all, ‘Le-El ‘Olam’ and ‘Adon ‘Olam’ and …