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Nili Belkind
… (Routledge 2021) studies the complex relationship of musical culture to political life in Palestine-Israel. In the context of the geography of …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… seaboard. With me, I carry a treasure, a piece of lost musical history, or so I believe. Saved on my mobile phone … world during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In musical terms, the Nahda is associated with the emergence of … and Torah scholar from Aleppo. [4] Over the course of his life, he, who was blind and relied on a scribe to record his …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… on the biblical and post-biblical legends pertaining to his life, including the Exodus from Egypt, the receiving of the … in sections according to the different Turkish makam s (musical modes), titled Shirei Israel be-eretz ha-qedem … we find that all variants share a common structure of four musical phrases of relatively equal length, with similar …
Moshe Attias
… was, above all, a “hidden treasure” within the Israeli musical scene. Unlike most of his contemporary Moroccan … Its content is varied in terms of textual genres and musical styles. Yet, one feature remained constant, and it … version of Elmediouni’s hit “ Ana Nahibak ”) or his lifetime partner on the stage, the ‘oud player Nino Bitton, …
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 … Institute of Religion Another early example of such a musical instruction is found in the book of customs, … Goldberg (2000) provides an extensive study of Maier Levi’s life and work. An important discussion of the ‘Akedah …
Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… that we present A. Irma Cohon's account of Idelsohn's life, character, and works. For many years the lives of Mrs. … Cohon (18881959), were intimately connected with Idelsohn's life and works. Irma Cohon was born in Portland, Oregon on … efforts to educate the Jewish public in the value of its musical heritage began long before her acquaintance with …
Yemenite Qasīd Songs (Hebrew)
… are also contemporary stories, like tales of the social life of the Jews and of the Moslems, animal stories, and … published here, with Hebrew translation and apparatus. The musical treatment of the same qasid , performed by Zecharia …
Inventing Jewish Music
… seemed as if it was falling into decay while the musical life of Jews continued to disintegrate. The year 1848 was, … Europe, troubled by the growing awareness that Jewish musical practices differed from community to community, from …
Jewish Singing and Boxing in Georgian England
… composed of dry lists of names, titles, textual and musical incipits, folio numbers, concordances, variant … are merely the stuff from which the historical and musical story may be reconstructed. Yet, as every library … 1989) is a treasure house of opportunities for a lifetime of such excitements. With its 230 …
Unintentional History: Musical Moments in 1930s Yiddish Films
… As Israel Adler has shown in a lifetime of work, the history of Jewish music is really a … of a given Jewish community and time in terms of its musical life. One type of situation, which I … In the present brief contribution, I will cite just a few musical moments captured on celluloid by filmmakers unaware …