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Chasidic in America
… the song in an ambivalent position between the Eastern European Jewish and the Afro-American musical realms. Indeed … popular music to both the Hasidic niggun and the Eastern European Jewish instrumental repertoires, can be seen as a … social context. The mass emigration of Jews from Eastern Europe to America between 1882 and 1924 had a strong impact …
In Zaltsikn Yam - A Yiddish Workers' Song
… political radicalism in late nineteenth-century Eastern Europe, our Song of the Month is “In Zaltsikn Yam” (In the … Daniel. 2010. Bund. YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Bund … Hebrew Oriental melodies: Vol. 9: the folk song of the East European Jews . Newark: Ktav Publishing House. Roskies, …
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… versions appears in the repertoire of Provençal and Central-European Jewish communities prior to its earliest appearance … for its widespread appeal in non-Jewish cultures in Europe and beyond. Among these famous parallels is the one … unfolding of H ad Gadya as opposed to its parallels in European folklore. H ad Gadya can be viewed originally as a …
Had Gadya
… versions appears in the repertoire of Provençal and Central-European Jewish communities prior to its earliest appearance … for its widespread appeal in non-Jewish cultures in Europe and beyond. Among these famous parallels is the one … unfolding of H ad Gadya as opposed to its parallels in European folklore. H ad Gadya can be viewed originally as a …
Anim Zemirot
… when this custom began and if it was already practiced in Europe. It can be assumed that Jews of German decent in …
Atah Ehad
… the Sabbath afternoon liturgy, sung to a melody in Eastern European style. The tune represented the sanctity of the … atmosphere and evoking a nostalgic view of the Eastern European diaspora. Abraham Wolf Binder 'Shabbes bei dem …
The Israeli Mediterranean Style
… used in Israel, originally referred to selected versions of European Mediterranean styles in art music that Jewish … the founders who, following Bartók in particular, and other European and East-European national schools, wished to create a national style …
Romanza - Romance
… the Turkish makamlar, Berber and Balkan rhythms and European influences. The romance is usually performed as a …
Para Para
… origins of this melody are also unknown, it has definite European traits. Fried’s version is more similar to Cohen’s …
Wild Man Blues
… film director Barbara Kopple follows Woody Allen on a rare European tour with his Dixiland jazz band. One could raise …