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The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam

… who knew nothing of the religious rites, invited rabbis and cantors from abroad in order to teach and counsel them. The … of the founding of the Amsterdam synagogue in 1675. Cantors trained in the European artistic tradition as well. … type of adaptation, many of the sources were unknown to the cantors. It was only after Adler analyzed the original …

Steiger Ahava Rabah

… is raised by a half tone. This sixth chord is called by cantors “major sub-dominant”, because the fourth note – A – … … Hazzan, Hazan, Chazzan, Chazzanut, Hazzanim, Hazzanim – Cantors, Cantors – Hazzanim, Cantors … Hazan, Chazzan, Chazzanut, …

Chasidic in America

… had a strong impact on cantorial music and on the status of cantors., as well as on all aspects of Jewish life. After arriving in America some cantors found that a loftier income was to be made by … of the Jewish community, as many did not approve of their cantors becoming popular stage artists. 2 This new …

«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music

… of Jewish art music continued to inspire various composers, cantors, and scholars, the Russian-Jewish musical movement …

Volekh (LKT)

… a folk tune borrowed and adapted to the music by cantors for the synagogue (derived from the province of …

Sol Zim

… Sol Zim is the descendant of five generations of cantors. Zim's father, Samuel Zimelman, served as cantor of … is considered to be one of the most important Jewish cantors. Zim studied at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, Yeshiva … … American cantor, composer … Hassidic music … American cantors … Hasidic Music … Composer … Jewish music … Sol Zim …

The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition

… Syria, Lebanon, the Land of Israel, and Egypt. H azzanim (cantors) and payytanim passed on these traditions from … although at the same time, there was also an influence from cantors and paytanim who were not from the Aleppo tradition … baqqashot text has become a fundamental requirement for cantors who sing in the Jerusalem-Sephardic tradition. The …