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Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… to this day through performance, its presence in the Ashkenazi rite is obscured due to the general abandonment of … line of the opening stanza, is the refrain (same words and music are repeated) and x, the last line of the rest of the … present-day availability of medieval manuscripts of Hebrew liturgical orders allows for a fundamental revision of the …
Hanukkah Blessings
… of the candles occurred in community contexts, special musical settings were arranged. Our Song of the Month … 1895). This volume was an attempt to standardize the liturgical music of the Parisian synagogues under the … regardless of the ethnic background (Sephardic or Ashkenazi) of its members or their religious leanings. …
Prayer for the state
… in downtown Jerusalem. … 57 … 746 … Yeshurun Synagogue … Liturgical Innovation in a Nation-State: The Music of the “Prayer for the Well-being of the State of … regarding its musical performance. Since the Eastern Ashkenazi cantorial tradition was the one adopted as the …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… Hashanah of Sephardic origins that is also sung in various Ashkenazi communities during the High Holy Days. As the High … development against the background of the various Ashkenazi musical cultures. The Ashkenazi tradition of this pizmon … whose appearance indicates to the initiated listener the liturgical context of its performance. In spite of their …
Adon Olam
… Adon Olam is a rhymed liturgical hymn that is comprised of twelve verses. Adon … used to close Shabbat and holiday services. In the Ashkenazi rite, Adon Olam is a hymn which closes the evening … someone on their deathbed. There is a wide range of musical settings for this hymn, including melodies from …
Zemirot
… verses recited during the Shacharit (morning) prayers: the Ashkenazic terminology refers to these Psalms as … which are sung during and directly after Sabbath meals. The musical versions are numerous and heterogeneous reflecting a … traditions one can point to a few types of melodies: 1. Liturgical style recitation of the texts in a soloist …
The Cantorial Fantasia of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: A Late Manifestation of the Musical Trope
… Western Ashkenazi cantors have developed a new soloist style of liturgically important melodies by inserting new and … The author describes the structure of the fantasia as a musical form and the compositional techniques involved in …
Tonality and Motivic Interrelationships in the Performance Practice of Nusach
… studies in which the application of concepts and tools of music theory and analysis of Ashkenazi liturgical music may apply to the performance practice of …
Toward A Clearer Definition of the Magen Avot Mode
… Primarily motivated by historical and comparative musicology, past studies of Ashkenazi prayer modes were affected by a pre conceived … they are incorporated, and their textual connection and liturgical function. … 3 … Musica Judaica … Musica Judaica … …
Voices in the sanctuary: Musical Practices of the American Synagogue
… The system that defines the musical and liturgical practices of the Ashkenazi synagogue also delineates various degrees of …