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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 … mode with a variety of music-analytical tools (not only in terms of scales, as is often done), compare the modes with …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… are expressed in Friedman’s composition. The following musical analysis of “Shema’ Koleinu” is based on the score … melody walks down to the dominant. The first half of the musical section concludes on the second scale degree on a … (bVII), and the iii becomes diminished (iii°). Figure 7. In terms of the use of Bb throughout the song, we find that the …
The Hasidic Dance-Niggûn - A Study Collection and its Classificatory Analysis
… be to define hasidic music by its content, i.e. by those musical elements and forms which distinguish this from any … have not been formulated according to the norms of musical scholarship. The Hasidim themselves also possess criteria formulated in their own traditional terms - according to which they judge whether a melody is …
Unintentional History: Musical Moments in 1930s Yiddish Films
… create a portrait 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 …
The Ala-Instrument: its Identification and Role
… Concerning musical instruments, we are fortunate to have many terms, many visual representations and a handful of material … died out in contemporary Iraq; thus comparisons with other musical cultures from around the world must be made. In …
Moshe Attias
… was, above all, a “hidden treasure” within the Israeli musical scene. Unlike most of his contemporary Moroccan … a unique multifaceted artist. Its content is varied in terms of textual genres and musical styles. Yet, one feature remained constant, and it …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… in sections according to the different Turkish makam s (musical modes), titled Shirei Israel be-eretz ha-qedem … of informants that have been recorded since the 1950’s. In terms of performance, the song is still connected to … we find that all variants share a common structure of four musical phrases of relatively equal length, with similar …
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 a new …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… Hebrew Hymn Melodies : The Rise and development of a Musical Tradition (Tel Aviv, 1970), Hanoch Avenary set a new … texts suggested a comprehensive method for addressing the musical aspects of Hebrew liturgical poetry from an … the basic pattern A x B we have seen in written sources in terms of rhythmic organization (fixed meter in A, flexible …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… A lengthy introduction provides ample historical and musical contexts. Karnes did not spare any effort in trying … the cultural life of Jews in Latvia, with emphasis on their musical ecosystem. According to Karnes, folk songs were … Hava Nogilo (no. 53). This melody has three parts. In terms of harmonic minor, two sections end on the dominant …