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The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso

'Et sha'are ratzon

… substantially from the tune for the same text sung in the Eastern Sephardi communities. The last stanza of the poem ( …

Shir hashirim (Song of Songs 1: 1-4)

… synagogues with this special melody. Unlike the Eastern Sephardi communities who read this Biblical book on …

… likely that this and many other Sephardi piyyutim from the Eastern Mediterranean were transmitted to the Portuguese … , no. 68). This may be an old Sephardi melody because the Eastern Sephardi versions show a certain modal affinity with …

A Recovered Voice from the Past

… David Yellin Street to the south, and Mea Shearim to the east. It was one of several neighborhoods in Jerusalem named … wording is used in his article, “Musical Characteristics of East-European Jewish Folk-songs,” The Musical Quarterly 18, … . [21] This testimony contradicts or at least tempers speculations that Idelsohn’s sudden decision …

Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire

… in the Mažeikiai district municipality located 17 km south-east of Mažeikiai], Semogalen [i.e in the district of … dragged into the crowds. I have to admit that I liked least the singing of the choral-cantor and his choir, to me … of Hebrew Music. I traversed all of America from the east to the west, from north to south delivering lectures …

Esta noche es alabada (La noche alabada)

… … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … Esta noche es alabada (La noche …

2-7. El parto feliz

… she sees the cooks preparing the meal for the circumcision feast. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … 2-7. El parto feliz …