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A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… of seven verses as those from Algeria. … To conclude, the practice of using strings of Psalm verses (instead of whole … in the Jewish liturgy is common. What is unique to the practice documented in Minhag Carpentras is the use of Psalm verses as a pledge by the cantor (and, as the performance from Ghardaïa shows, the congregation) to have …
Moshe Attias
… Despite having recorded over one hundred albums, live performances remained his primary source of income. In … identity. Religious zeal intertwines with modern secular practices, while rooted musical and textual genres interlace … of saintly rabbis, remained a main stage for Mwijo’s performances in and outside Israel. I met Mwijo for the …
An Ashkenazi version of “Ehad mi yode’a” in…Arabic
… of more than one Ashkenazi testimony regarding the performance in Arabic (and/or Aramaic) of this favorite … medieval period to vernacular languages is indeed a common practice. However, the existence of fully Aramaic versions …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… stanzas. Sulzer’s setting then reflects an old Ashkenazi practice codified in printed texts. His melody cannot of … recorded or notated versions. Put differently, in this performance the melody in phrase A loses some of its … choral arrangment). A second one is why the “unmusical” performance of “She’eh ne’esar” by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, …
Mordekhai Hershman
… porous line separating secular from the religious musical practices led by great cantors of the time such as Hershman. … ('at the end of days'). Sources Klein, Amit. “Changing Performance Styles of Twentieth Century Ashkenazi Cantorial … be attributed to his classic vocal technique and artistic performances, their appeal was further enhanced by their …
Idelsohn's Obituary of Abraham Goldfaden
… a way for the ‘Song of Israel’ to become a durable living practice. On the practical side, Idelsohn’s vision requires … mastery of his specific heritage, will deliver a powerful performance of the “real” song of Israel that hopefully will …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… traditions alongside an attachment to the written word. Its performance contexts include functional or gender specific performances (wedding songs, playsongs, lullabies, religious … boundaries mentioned here can be seen as a precedent for a practice that would become one of the defining …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… and Lehnardt 2016, 482). According to Jewish religious practice, the passage from Genesis is recited by worshippers … 1862, 129) Later in his work, describing in detail the performance practice of the ‘Akedah piyyutim , Geiger notes … F, 4/4 Singing instructions The first stanza carries the performance indication Solo (cantor). This is followed by …
Had Gadya
… to sing. Indeed in some families the participants in the performance dress up as the characters in the song. On the … the seder , a religious ceremony anchored in the ancient practices of the rabbis, in the nominally secular kibbutzim …