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A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… the Sephardic liturgy and appears also, since at least the early eighteenth century, in the Yemenite rite during the … Manuscripts (hereby: IMHM) at the National Library of Israel, we can reconstruct with a certain degree of accuracy … Tyrnau, an Austrian rabbi active in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries in Vienna and its vicinities who …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… more accessible, communal modes of prayer. Friedman’s early compositions were designed to be accompanied by simple … for You listen with compassion to the prayer of Your people Israel. Blessed are You, Lord, who listens to prayer. [2] … this harmonic progression appears in popular music of the early 1990s as a signifier of hope and optimism. Moreover, …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… New Findings about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research … (New York: Bloch Pub. Co, 1925). In Europe during the early 20 th century, we should mention the presence of this … Not all Ashkenazi homes, at least by the early 20 th century, followed the traditional “gemara …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… with the coming of Elijah the Prophet and the redemption of Israel from its enemies. The paytan (poet) pictorially … published in many diverse locations and periods. Among the early printings that should be emphasized is “ Seder … It was recorded by Jewish artists from the East in very early recordings. Cantor Yitzhak Algazi recorded the Ottoman …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… study of this song, Ayelet Ettinger has shown that as early as 1450/1 an imitation of Kikhlot yeini , in fact a … the mid-15 th century. [1] In his catalog of the piyyut , Israel Davidson (khaf 242) included no less than nineteen … Andalusian Hebrew poet Salomon ibn Gabirol, which we see as early as 1513 when the text of the song was printed for the …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… on historical events and Jewish festivities of the yearly cycle. Susana Weich-Shahak defines the copla as a poem … available, including quite a few at the National Library of Israel (NLI). Below are a several versions of the song. Some … Saltiel’s ethnographic recording, here the metric form is clearly outlined, primarily performed in 2/4, with occasional …
The Liturgy of Beta Israel: Music of the Ethiopian Jewish Prayer
… Jewish population of Ethiopia was flown from the Sudan to Israel between November 1984 and early January 1985. In the wake of this operation, the Israeli absorption authorities decided to gather the Qessoch …
Bernardo Feuer
… school in his hometown and was drawn to music from an early age. Feuer learned the basics of music from his … Hazomir. Out of this core group of young amateurs, some early members of Hazomir would eventually become the … to the city of Rosario (Santa Fe province) to work at the Israelite Association of Rosario. He led that institution’s …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… as part of Parashat Vayera’ (Gen. XVIII:1 – XXII:24), early in the annual cycle of weekly portions, and on the … [10] Still, the overwhelming majority of poems clearly indicates that the ideal form for an ‘Akedah piyyut … National Sound Archives (NSA) at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem has yielded only one recording. [32] It …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of first-generation Jewish … Iraqi music. Most of these musicians moved to Israel in the early 1950s, part of the Jewish exodus from Arab lands, … citizens among its cadre of regular musicians. This was clearly part of the IBA’s cultural policy following Israel’s …