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Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… Composer Deborah Lynn Friedman (1951-2011) was an American Jewish singer-songwriter, whose compositions played an … shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. Friedman’s compositional … fast” prayer) and in the evening and morning services of Yom Kippur. The full text reads: אָב הָרַחֲמָן, …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a performing stage, even though major … for the Religious School, Congregational Seder, and Home Services (New York: Bloch Pub. Co, 1925). In Europe during …
Max Lempel
… Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1900 into an assimilated Jewish family. He studied at the Akademie für Musik und … time. He was also active in the Palestine Broadcasting Service (later on Kol Israel Radio) where he arranged music … of Music . Sources: Hirshberg, Jehoash. Music in the Jewish Community of Palestine 1880-1948: A Social History . …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… wars and vicissitudes in Spain that greatly affected the Jewish communities there. In 1140 Ibn Ezra immigrated to … poetry, research on Hebrew grammar, writings concerning Jewish thought (including philosophy and various scientific … fourth blessing in the Amidah prayer of the Arvit (evening) service following the Sabbath) . The nusah (prayer style) …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… times as well as of the entire Southern German liturgical Jewish tradition round out the 470 pages of this book, … since its greater part only covers the High Holy Day services, nevertheless constitutes the most extensive and … to Hazzan Maier Levi of Esslingen, at the historical Jewish Orphanage of Esslingen, November 10, 2019. From right …
The Influence of Choral Elements on the Formation and Development of the Piyyût Genres (Hebrew)
… the authorities to have the congregation participate in the service and to reduce the exclusive and showy role of the … Piyyutim … Hymns … Choral … Choir … Choirs … Choral music … Jewish music … The Influence of Choral Elements on the …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… social and religious contexts: (a) the various synagogal services, of which the biblical recitation is a central … of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition … Uri Sharvit …
A.Z. Idelsohn: A Pioneer in Jewish Ethnomusicology
… of the twentieth century, the study and research of Jewish music was motivated by the belief that the music of biblical times survived in the living traditions of Jewish communities. It was also believed that with the … and functions in 'low' human societies at their sacred services and rituals. A new approach concerning the early …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… of qinot melodies for the Ninth of Av (the date on the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the … which were added after the Geonic period to the synagogue services of the Ninth of Av. In the Sephardi rite, they are … order of the four fasts.” … 9415 … Sephardi … Sephardic Jewish people … Western Sephardi tradition … Sephardi …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Yiẓḥak , or ‘Akedah ) has assumed an important function in Jewish religion and culture since Antiquity. This renowned narrative describes how the first Jewish family (Abraham, Sarah and Isaac) came close to … by worshippers on a daily basis in the preliminary morning service ( Birkhot hashaḥar ), invoking the Binding of Isaac …