… 38488 … 53-71 … … 1982-3 … Jewish … Modes … Jewish music … Modulation … Modal system … Judit Frigyesi … Modulation as an Integral Part of the Modal System in Jewish …

… 6 (part 2) continues from Track 5 (Part 1), introducing a modulation to maqam ajam and concluding in a unique ending. …

… by Khaduri Bassun, featuring characteristic melodies and modulations. Recorded in Israel in 1969 (tape 1A, item 1; …

… (Great king and God) represents the greatness of God.   Modulations Some motifs allow the passage from one Stieger … and then back again. There are cantors who perform the modulations simply and by accepted means, and there are more skilled cantors, who perform the modulations by unique, virtuosic, and artistic means. The …

… of two phrases the second of which ends in a surprising modulation. … The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim … …

… by Khaduri Bassun, featuring characteristic melodies and modulations. Origin unknown but likely radio tape, probably …

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… *Each motif ends on a rest that is notated by a fermata. Modulations In some prayers, the cantor may move from one … to the other modes. Below are a few examples of typical modulations:  The transition from the Ahavah Rabbah Steiger … major chord the sixth note is raised by a half tone. Other modulations are more direct with the finalis being the pivot …

A somewhat controversial article in which Idelsohn tries to show traces of Jewish music…