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Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … says that the families of Heiman, Asaf and Yedoton were the musicians of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman … known and sung by every Israeli. In addition, he composed music for many movies and television series, and guided …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… a forgotten source from the collection of the Latvian musician Emilis Melngailis (1874–1954), a devoted collector … A lengthy introduction provides ample historical and musical contexts. Karnes did not spare any effort in trying … Yosef Milet (1889-1947) who was one of the pioneer music teachers in the Yishuv. The melody transcribed by Melngailis …

Mitsve-tants (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … or refer to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … themselves counterclockwise underneath it in time ot the music. Watch! You twist the kerchief until it makes a knot, …
Yaakov Huri
… relations dominating the encounters between European ethnomusicologists and their subjects of inquiry in Israel. Our … (from 1952 onwards) sought in Israel for a place where the musical tradition of their ancestors as they knew it was … units within each ‘eda, and therefore discards local musical lore in favor of a generic repertoire related to …
צלילי איוב במערב־התיכון של ארצות הברית: איש רציני יהודי לנוכח עץ החיים הנוצרי
… of Constant Sorrow’: Antecedents and Tradition.' In Country Music Goes to War . eds. Charles K. Wolfe, James E. Akenson, … Stanford University Press. HaCohen, Ruth. 2011. The Music Libel Against the Jews. New York: Yale University … rabbis - a modern version of Job’s three comforters. The music in his world, mainly diegetic and unequivocally …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… the words ' Yishar koa h .' The Simple Reading The musical capabilities of the priests are very diverse and … on the priest. Some of the priests have received no musical training. In fact, many were not even trained to … common Ashkenazi custom as it was documented in many of the musical sources of the 19 th century, was to use a short …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… century and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records … Such remarks provide little information concerning the music itself, yet they offer valuable insights for the … within the Ashkenazi realm became proficient in Western music notation, enabling them to record Jewish liturgical …

Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… and below each word. However, the chant also has clear musical features, with a variety of scales, motives, … In the present paper, I will provide a new perspective on musical features of Jewish cantillation in the Eastern … from the people who produce them, from the lineage of teachers and sources, and from their publication and …