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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… hast du gelitten!” which has a different contour, and whose modality belongs to a later development of the major mode. … of Seliḥot chants in that region. Unlike the musical system of the Western Ashkenazi rite, which could boast … in depicting the evolution of European medieval modality, suggesting that the psalm-tones developed from …

Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… the te’amim and their names. The te’amim of the Tiberian system, which are given above or below each word in a … the goal is to increase our understanding of this musical system. In this way, it is aligned with the commonly stated … of mode that focus only on melody type, noting that modal frameworks in traditions around the world are defined …