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Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… literature and theater has not identified any musical parallels to contemporary representations of Jews in … David Buch’s new study offers the earliest identifiable musical depictions of Jews in European theater (specifically … the first positive Jewish characters began to appear on the German stage, presenting an alternative to the common …
A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
… American composer who has been active in the New York music scene since the mid 1970s. During that period, Zorn's music has dabbled in free jazz, hardcore punk music, soundtracks, Jewish music, modern art, surf music, …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… the words ' Yishar koa h .' The Simple Reading The musical capabilities of the priests are very diverse and … there are examples of the Priestly Blessing from both Germany and Poland. The difference between the two traditions is quite obvious. While the Germanic synagogues use extended melodies for twelve of the …
Elohim Eshala
… They formed an ensemble specializing on Israeli “folk music” called “Oranim Tzabar” playing arrangements by … tradition and betray the encounter of Dahiyani with Jewish musicians from other Arab-Jewish traditions in Israel, … traditions into new music. Of course, the mastery of this German Jewish composer of international stature stands out …
Brakha Tzefira
… His wife Hadassah, Brakha's beloved teacher, encouraged her musical talents, and proposed that Tzefira should sing … same year, Tzefira and Nardi began a series of concerts in Germany and other parts of Europe, and Tzefira left her … she performed, among other places, in refugee camps in Germany. A special event on the tour was the visit of …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in south Germany, was the main spoken language and language of oral … syntax, morphology, and prosody of Yiddish combine German and Hebrew components, and in Eastern Europe also … strata, makes it possible to speculate in regards to the musical development of the tradition, despite the lack of …
Klezmer in Germany
… of the BBC series 'European Roots.' In this episode Klezmer music is discussed as well as the different aspects of its recent revival in Germany amongst Jewish and non Jewish musicians. Excerpt … Alex Jacobowitz who performs marimba on the streets of Germany: … 9 … 34208 … … 2007 … Klezmer music … Klezmer …
Otto Klemperer's Long Journey though his Times
… of his death in 1973. Klemperer, as a Jew, had to leave Germany in 1933 and spent much of the rest of his life … and Europe. He was known as a champion of contemporary music and supported composers such as Schoenberg and … Furtwangler website … 9 … 34193 … … 1985 … Classical music … Conductor … Otto Klemperer … Contemporary … Europe … …
Das Reichsorchester
… Orchestra during the Third Reich as told by the musicians themselves rather than through the history books. Through interviews with surviving musicians, their family members, and archival footage, … … Classical music … Orchestra … Berlin … Holocaust … Nazi Germany … Jewish musicians … Politics … Das Reichsorchester …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… which Jewish modernity articulated itself on the basis of German aesthetics, in this case poetic and musical. Dort wo die Zeder also shows how the Zionist … means for disseminating its ethos, echoing patterns of German cultural activism, particularly at the level of youth …