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Assaf Shelleg
… Musicologist Assaf Shelleg (The Hebrew University of … Jerusalem) studies modern and contemporary musics with a particular interest in art music written by and about Jews. Shelleg is the author …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… of the opening stanza, is the refrain (the same words and music are repeated) and x, the last line of the rest of the … by Mrs. Alice Lucas (in Abrahams 1920) Judge of the earth, who wilt arraign The nations at thy judgment seat, … was wont to be Brought day by day continually. Thou who art clothed with righteousness, Supreme, exalted over all …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … set the first line of the prayer (divided into two parts) that encapsulates its main theme: Part one: שְׁמַע קולֵנוּ, ה' אֱלהֵינוּ, חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלֵינו …
Avi Bar-Eitan
… researcher, and lecturer. He received his Ph.D. in musicology at the Hebrew University, and his M.A. and M.Mus degrees and Artist’s Diploma from the Hebrew University and the … dealt with the evaluation of “the gray area between the art, folk, and popular in the Israeli song.” His research …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a … kits, many of them produced in Israel. The subject of this article is the singing of the section known as the Four … minhag (custom) singles out the Four Questions as a particularly musical moment in the seder . Until the mid-20 …
Max Lempel
… Service (later on Kol Israel Radio) where he arranged music and accompanied many singers. He also taught for many … at the Jerusalem Conservatory, later the Rubin Academy of Music . Sources: Hirshberg, Jehoash. Music in the Jewish … with Lampel) The Max Lampel Archive at the Music Department of the National Library of Israel, Mus 101 … …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… immigrated to Italy, and from there to France and to other parts of Christian Europe. Toward the end of his life he … Context “Eli Eliyahu” is sung on Saturday night as part of the havdalah (separation) ceremony. Havdalah is a … from B’nai Jeshrun: http://www.bj.org/spiritual-life/music-of-bj/invitation-to-piyyut-na/el-eliyahu/ Literary …
Arba Otiyot
… of the Jews of the Tafilalt (Berb. Tāfīlālt) region, in particular to the lore of the venerated tzaddiq (Heb. … You can download MP3s at Amazon , or find it on Apple Music . Tracks List: Yom ha-shabbat tov lehodot A'ufah … … 1 … 1 … 7 … 38843 … 64 … Jerusalem, Israel … Jewish Music Research Centre/The Ben-Zvi Institute/NaNa Disk … …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… Sephardic milieu. The lyrics cover an apparently earthly topic, but do so with concealed and semi-overt … the four stanzas which contain the acrostic and does not start with the refrain. In an important study of this song, … and its documentation are therefore formidable. However, musical renditions of the piyyut are rather rare and will be …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… fire. Today, the upscale Electra Palace hotel sits in the heart of the city where another Jewish school, the Alliance … with them as they migrated, including literary traditions, musical forms and the Judeo-Spanish language, Ladino. The … of the lyrics within a summary of the fire: “The fire started in a quarter named Agua Muev a and expanded through …