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Ani Maleh Ahava

… Nachum Arieli presents this program about Harav Kook. Musical versions of Kook's poems, composed by different …

Bar Mitzvah

… Boris Thomashefsky in his only film performance, this musical melodrama is a masterwork of shund, the bread and …

… character even though the basic pattern of the musical phrases is fixed. The Nashid is usually performed … h [1] or tawashih . A major characteristic of the musical performance of the Shirah is the gradual … They are a cross-section of this rich and yet problematic musical encounter between the Yemenite Jewish tradition and …

Brakha Tzefira

… His wife Hadassah, Brakha's beloved teacher, encouraged her musical talents, and proposed that Tzefira should sing … Tzefira had perhaps the most important encounter of her musical career, when she met pianist and composer Nahum … of Nardi, especially children's songs. In order to find musical material, Brakha returned to the neighborhoods she …

Aharon Amram

… ). During the seventies, Amram continued with various musical activities. In 1972, together with Gorit Kadman, … and members of the Academy. Due to a prohibition on playing musical instruments, which was recognized among Yemenite … of the main figures who worked to preserve the Yemenite musical tradition. Sources: Aharon Amram- Life Work of …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition

… sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and … piyyutim, and post-biblical compositions. The Karaite musical tradition, which is consistent among all of the … melodies. Therefore, we can assume that there was a type of musical 'code' that was known among the members of the …

Edge of the West

… second third of the film consists mostly of religious and musical traditions that range from Rosh Hashana prayers, the …

‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)

… cantorial singing, and Jewish melodies (including direct musical quotes from traditional Jewish melodies such as Chad … vaudeville included copious direct or indirect quotations (musical or textual or both) of prayers. Such references … [7] A system of cantorial motifs that are based on ancient musical modes along with secular medieval music. Their names …

Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)

… strata, makes it possible to speculate in regards to the musical development of the tradition, despite the lack of early documentation of the musical aspect. One might assume that several modes and … and the motivic relationships based development of the musical form – as was documented in the Klezmer piece Old …