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Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… About one generation later, the “ Lithuanian Polka ” melody became a folk dance among the pioneers in Palestine, … songs in minor, only four feature the leading tone in their melody (nos. 9, 21, 26 and 98), while twenty-two have it in … or even neccesary. A crucial criterion for interpreting a melody as being in Altered Phrygian or harmonic minor should …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… structure tying together all the documented versions of the melody. “Bore ‘ad ana” is also included in the order of …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… [that] gives it the stamp of the common European song.” Melody emerges in this case from the poetic form and meter … in Ashkenazi prayer, and the overall musical style of the melody which Avenary choose as his point of departure, and … upon which his hypothesis is based. Before discussing this melody, a few words about the structure of the poem are …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… verses on demand and to set them to just about any sound or melody, such as that of a Turkish marching song (Sabato …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… me-El tzur and the correspondent Qaddish set to the same melody arranged by David Shemer. Names and bios of the … 13, 2019. - Edwin Seroussi Materials: Qaddish whose melody is incorporated into the Cantata for the Inauguration …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… nor is it always sung with the same stanzas or melody. In some contexts it may be referred to as a piyyut , … the discretion of the cantor. The liturgical function and melody of the majority of the songs within Seder zemanim are … from Mount Sinai) is designated to be sung “to the melody of Nuestro Señor.” The title also indicates that the …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… Probably the innocent language of the song and its catchy melody led to its reception and popularity as a “folk” song, … of the text’s author but the tune is identified as “folk melody.” Indeed, the tune recalls those of Russian …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of Isaac, which … points to earlier origins (Shmeruk 1967, 204). The Melody Known as Niggun ‘Akedah An inseparable part of … structure of the ‘Akedah piyyutim is their designated melody, the above-mentioned Niggun ‘Akedah ( ‘Akedah …
The Concept of Mode in European Synagogue Chant
… or provinces; prose or poetical texts; recitative or 'melody' character of the tune; different period and …
The Hasidic Dance-Niggûn - A Study Collection and its Classificatory Analysis
… the problem of the definition of the Hasidic nigg û n (melody of the Hasidic patrimony proper) as follows: 'By one … traditional terms - according to which they judge whether a melody is 'hasidic' or not, and to which dynasty style and …