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With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to …
Responsorial Singing
… in response to each other. It is one of the oldest musical forms and common to many peoples, cultures, and … 3:10; Sot. 5:4) and Talmud ( B. Suk . 38b; Sot. 30b) of the musical performance of the Song of the Sea — the leader … declined in Eastern Europe, largely due to the dominating musical role of the ḥ azzan , it remained significant …
Ades Synagogue
… tradition. In Jerusalem, the Ades community maintains the musical tradition of the Aleppine Jews. Each Shabbat is …
Hay ram galeh
… through 78 rpm records, radio broadcasts and later on via musical films. Jerusalem Jews embedded in the modern … mosaic that incorporated various performing styles and musical genres. H ay ram galeh represents a late stage in … of literature. It only makes sense in the context of its musical performance, for it reverberates with the original …
The Tedeschian Community
… the surrounding culture, and help to bridge between the musical fashion outside the synagogue and the prayer …
Admor
… Zemirot with them. He also took the job of renewing the musical tradition of the dynasty, and acted as a musical leader [3] . His son and successor was not as dominant as he was, but also took part in musical decisions, for example, choices of repertoire …
Freylekhs
… term that, in this case, signifies a musical genre. It seems that Freylekhs tunes comprised … and the Skutchne. Feldman also views the Freylekhs as a musical genre, however to define these tunes as a musical genre is problematic. This is because researchers, …
Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
… in northern Caucasus . Sound example . … Folk music … Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… his life to transcribing, arranging, and promoting the musical heritage of Russian Jewry. He inspired a group of … the influence of these songs Beyond the intrinsic musical value of these songs is the important influence they … that would merge their enlightened world view with their musical Jewish origins. Many of the musicians who were …
Hora
… Moshe (Musa) Berlin (b. 1937), who took his tunes from musical scores and records published in the U.S., used the term Rumanian Hora (see musical example below) for a pair of slow Hora and Freylekhs …