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The "Proclamation Style" in Hebrew
The fourth and fifth melodic interval appear to be characteristic of the group of…
Musical Characteristics of East-European Jewish Folk-song
Click Here for Slide Show This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: 'Hava…
"Family Resemblance" and variability in the Sephardic Romancero: A methodological Approach to Variantal Comparison
The corpus of Judeo-Spanish ballads presents a unique case study of stability and change…
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in…
Steiger
A term in use in the European Jewish musical tradition to refer to the different modal…
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
The beautiful Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of…
Andalusian Nuba
In this article we will review the development of the Nuba, which is considered the…
Freylekhs (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Doyne (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…