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Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… it always sung with the same stanzas or melody. In some contexts it may be referred to as a piyyut , whereas in other … connected to the performance practices of the local Jewish-Portuguese community. To the contrary, Salomon’s … Below we will compare a common stanza of these two texts: “Adonay hu elohenu,” SHIBA , Stanza 2 משה עלה לשמים …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… Arguing against writers who maintained that the music of Jewish communities can be reduced to a common source, … proposed that musical diversity is the natural state of Jewish culture. Lidarti’s setting was a case exemplifying … understand. Listening to high art music with Hebrew sacred texts “elevates” Jewish musical culture, and introduced the …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… made my way up to AMAR to search for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long … as elsewhere in the Arab world during the Nahda era, Jewish musicians played an active role in the performance … musical forms and/or combined Hebrew sacred and poetic texts with melodies from pre-existing popular songs, a …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… of the piyyut . His insights on a selection of different texts suggested a comprehensive method for addressing the … in Hebrew) for the Seventeenth of Tammuz, a fast day in Jewish tradition marking the breach of Jerusalem’s … this date was associated with other catastrophes in Jewish history. In spite of its prominence in Jewish …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… para-liturgical and non-religious music of the non-European Jewish communities whose members relocated to Israel after … to the preservation and research of these distinctive Jewish musical repertoires. Her activities led to the … the detailed examination, analysis, and digital care of the texts and the recordings. Additional relevant sources …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… for the Ninth of Av among the Sephardic and Oriental Jewish communities. The identity of the author is unknown, … Hebrew], Exile and diaspora: studies in the history of the Jewish people presented to Professor Haim Beinart on the … However, his musical renditions of other, much longer texts is spotless. Why does he “reinvent” “Bore ‘ad ana”? Or …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics: Selections from the … Melngailis collection . Middleton WI: A-R editions, 2014. Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics makes public a forgotten … introduction provides ample historical and musical contexts. Karnes did not spare any effort in trying to locate …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… 49 … 58 … 710 … Jewish liturgy evolved in a multidirectional process. … verses from diverse psalms are a widespread phenomenon in Jewish liturgy, the text under discussion is unique in that … performances. Questions regarding their liturgical contexts (second Torah Scroll in the Hight Holydays and …
La Galana: A Very Old-New Sephardic Song
… 2. La galana , Elie Cohen Here is a comparison of the texts in both recordings: Compagnie Espagnole de Salonique … for Performing Arts) conducted by Roumen Tsonev in the CD Jewish Songs from Bulgaria . The song itself starts at … York: Sepher-Hermon Press, 1987. Bunis, David. Voices from Jewish Salonika: Selections from the Judezmo Satirical …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… Forgotten Conductor: Heinz Unger and His Search for Jewish Meaning, 1895−1965 . Toronto: University of Toronto … Forgotten Conductor: Heinz Unger and His Search for Jewish Meaning , 1895−1965 seems to question this … hand, Tesler-Mabé does not delve into the more specific contexts pertaining to Unger or discuss the broader …