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Taqsim: Instrumental Improvisation in Near Eastern Traditions
This recording presents traditional instrumental solo improvisations performed by Arab…
Free-Form Recitative and Strophic Structure in the Hallel Psalms
The Hallel of the Hungarian Jews is divided into two parts: the first six sections are…
Die Makamen in der hebraeischen Poesie der orientalischen Juden
'The Maqamat in the Hebrew Poetry of the Oriental Jews' A frequent feature in Hebrew…
Maqam
Arabic term often translated as ‘mode’, ‘scale’, or ‘melody.’
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…