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Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… energy rather than legislative design. Because of the “folk” origins of its music and the re-writing of Naftali Herz Imber’s poem … [11] Although Carul cu Boi is usually described as “folk song,” at least its text is relatively “modern” for it …
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He continued … love the synagogal modes and “Zemiroth” as well as Jewish Folk-Songs. At home I received an orthodox education and … are of interest to the scholars. 2) The Jewish song is a folk-art, created by the people. It has no art-song, and no …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… Hebrew Hymn Melodies : The Rise and development of a Musical Tradition (Tel Aviv, 1970), Hanoch Avenary set a new … the “Western” melody, i.e. Sulzer’s, is similar to German folk melodies, some documented as early as the fifteenth … is found in many Ashkenazi liturgical melodies and Yiddish folksongs. All in all, this oral version vindicates Wodak’s …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born … His Master’s Voice in 1936, attained the status of an Iraqi folksong. His compositions contributed to the promotion of … studio ensembles that specialized in Iraqi maqam and rural folk music respectively; Kurdish music (directed by Jamil …

Hora (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … This popular Saturday afternoon dance movement produced new folk songs and dances.” EncyJud 1971, p. 1267 . “The … .” Feldman 1994, pp. 7-8 . “Hora. Popular Israeli folk dance originating in the Balkans and taking root in the …
Fog al-Nakhal (فوق النخل): Multicultural and Transnational Journeys of an Iraqi Folksong
… history is complex, revealing a number of interrelated musical and textual settings. Looking into the information … Bashir, producers known for re-arranging pre-existing Iraqi folk songs for radio and television broadcast. [2] Ghazali’s … in 1933, Fakhri has contributed to the revival of Syrian folk music in a career spanning over fifty years. He is …

Vals (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … that among our large masses, for a long time now the folkdance has had been accompanied by singing and song; and … 1994, p. 10 . “A ‘kozak’ [and a freylekhs ]... were folk-dances for adults and in-laws. The youth strutted its …