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Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… Shofet kol ha’aretz belongs to the medieval poetic Hebrew genre called pizmon that is characterized by a … the present-day availability of medieval manuscripts of Hebrew liturgical orders allows for a fundamental revision … The melody itself is not based on a “universal musical language” (Avenary’s term) like pentatonics, but uses a …
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… can be now amended. The text was written by the Polish-born Hebrew poet and author Sh. Shalom (pseudonym of Shalom … festive occasions. ‘Ner haviv, ner na’eh’ is in spirit and language a short song in folk style with simple rhymes, and …
Hayrana Laih
… Leila (or Layla) Mourad (1918-1995). Daoud Hosni (whose Hebrew name was David Khadr Hayyim Halevy or David Hayyim … Joseph Algazi maintains that the composer set music to Hebrew songs but he does not provide evidence, except for … about Layla Mourad written by Jews in Hebrew and other languages. The next “Song of the Month” will be dedicated to …
Ahavat ‘Olamim
… required an intense vocal effort and adaptations to musical languages he had never before experienced. The final product … … Jerusalem, Israel … Jewish Music Research Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem … Contemporary Jewish Music … Andalusian Hebrew Song from the Maghreb to Jerusalem … Piyyutim … 3 … …
Hay ram galeh
… tradition of turning secular Arabic songs into sacred Hebrew ones. Halevi is certainly not a trained poet but … . This experience resulted in his comand of a wide range of Hebrew formulae that can be assembled to substitute the … texts resonate with each other at the purest sonic level of language, a level devoid of any signification. Obvious …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… be no Klezmer revival as it is flourishing today. The Hebrew National Style While each of the composers of the new Hebrew national school had his own style, there are a number … Songs are almost always in Yiddish, which was the spoken language of Russian Jewry. Most of the composers were also …
Hora
… example no.2 ). The Hora dance in Israel In the renewing Hebrew language, the term became a synonym to an Israeli circle … until they became associated as Hora tunes. 3 In time, Hebrew words were written for these tunes (such as the …
Brakha Tzefira
… to challenge themselves by attempting to suit the words of Hebrew poems, especially those of Bialik, to the Arabic or … ear and a light touch at the piano, and was familiar with Hebrew lyrics, although from a traditional galut (Diaspora) … and more) which Tzefira often sang in the original language; the Arab and Bedouin songs, arranged by Nardi and …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth … morphology, and prosody of Yiddish combine German and Hebrew components, and in Eastern Europe also elements of … should not sing him songs and melodies of the gentiles or Hebrew melodies that are meant for God. However, if there …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… these songs are only remembered by a small hardcore of old Hebrew songs’ enthusiasts. Dort wo die Zeder was one of … blauen Meeresstrand, In dieses liebes, trautes Vaterland! Hebrew and Yiddish translations Dort wo die Zeder was soon … of songs that were written and performed in the Hebrew language from the beginning of the Zionist movement up to …