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Piyyutim for the High Holidays
… a quintessential Sephardi singer of his period, a critical era of deep social and cultural transition in the history of … community ruled by rabbinical authority was shattered by modernizing trends characterized by an exposure to Western culture (most particularly French), to liberal trends in Judaism (especially to Jewish nationalism or …
Hazzan (pl. Hazzanim)
… 1. In Temple and talmudic days, the hazzan was a general communal functionary. Since the 6th century c.e., the … of the hazzan increased dramatically. Congregations generally required that their hazzan have a pleasing voice, a … character. The role of the hazzan today is similar in many modern congregations, though major reforms have been …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish communities. It consists of gatherings that … and, later, on radio and in films. The accessibility of the modern Arabic music spread by new media hastened its … music still echoed in the prayers and piyyutim; and a more modern stratum, the urban Arabic musical culture which …
Observations on Practices of Nusach in America
… The move from 'Old-World' Europe to modern and late-modern America, so far as the traditional discipline of … is significantly more uniform yet free of the formal considerations. An initial discussion of the term and concept of …
Liturgical-Musical Customs at the Dawn of a New Era: Continuity and Change in Salomon Geiger’s Divrey Kehillot
… an idealized portrayal of minhag frankfurt prior to Modernity. … 46 … 46 … 2 … Die Frankfurter Judengasse: … Goldberg … Liturgical-Musical Customs at the Dawn of a New Era: Continuity and Change in Salomon Geiger’s Divrey …
Jewish Musical Traditions
… shel kehillot Yisrael , 4 vols., 1987-9) written by several scholars under the direction of the author. More … on issues than on compiling data as other “from Bible to modernity” surveys of JM. Its dense prose however makes it … who are not conversant in Jewish history, liturgy, and literature. … 1 … 38112 … Detroit … Wayne State University …
An overview of congregational song in the German synagogue up until the Shoah
… Century … Ninteenth (19th) Century … Liturgical music … Modern Era … Modern … Performance … Ashkenazi … Geoffrey Goldberg … An …
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso
… is considered one of the last living Hazzanim of the venerable Western Sephardi tradition. This CD combines … Sources from Hamburg: Ancient Tradition in the Dawn of Modernity . Jerusalem. (Yuval Monograph Series 11) 2001 >>> …
Comparative stylistic analysis of Bloch’s "Jewish" and "non-Jewish" works
… (20th) Century … Comparative research … Comparison … Modern Era … Bloch, Ernest (1880-1959) … Modern … Steve Stanton … Zecharia Plavin … Comparative …
Fanfare for the common man
… Copland … 1962 … America … Instrumental music … American … Modern Era … Modern … Aaron Copland … Fanfare for the common man …