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Atah Ehad
… see below. Although Idelsohn can be credited as the first musician to introduce this melody to the Zionist repertory … Binder 'Shabbes bei dem shalosh Seudes', New York, Metro music publication, 1938. Links For information on Netiva … — The Discovery of the Orient and the Uniformity of Jewish Musical Traditions in the Teaching of Abraham Zvi Idelsohn, …
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
… th centuries and developed under Turkish-Ottoman and Arabic musical influences. Contents The tradition of … This singing is part of the liturgical and para-liturgical musical tradition of communities that descended from Jews … of the 20 th century. These regions included Turkey, the Balkan countries, Syria, Lebanon, the Land of Israel, and …

Kozatske (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … or refer to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … “In the [Yiddish folksong] Hatskele , a poor aunt asks the musicians to play her a kazatskele (a wedding dance of …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… express itself in its particular contemporary literary and musical taste has engendered new songs. These new songs … tyranny in its many forms. His influence on American music is incalculable, as new generations of musicians continue to adapt and be inspired by his work. …
Ehad mi Yodea - Its sources, variations, and parodies
… focusing on changes introduced to the text and the music within different historical contexts and local Jewish … version has become a popular song among Yiddish and klezmer musicians over the past few decades. Performers and adapters … place; two are the bride and groom; three are the klezmer musicians; four are the parents of the bride and groom ( …
La Gallarda matadora
… 2 Petenera … Our Song of the Month is dedicated to Sephardic music and flamenco, two traditions that crystallized in the … associated with one another. In today's global 'world music' scene, Sephardic music (also known as Ladino music) and flamenco, two …

Hora (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … 7-8 . “Hora. Popular Israeli folk dance originating in the Balkans and taking root in the early 1900s. Its Palestinian …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… appeared in 1935. The English one was published in Jewish Music Journal 2, no. 2 (1935): 8-11. The Hebrew one appeared … Rabinovitz and he took upon himself to teach me the music theory and voice training. Yiska’s memoire: [3a] He … sounded beautiful to me, loved singing and had a very good musical memory, excellent for remembering melodies that he …
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. … career began in the 1960s, developing out of the folk music and communal singing tradition of Jewish summer camps. Jewish youth first brought her music into the mainstream of Jewish life and into their …