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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… and on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, because the story plays a central role in the liturgy of the Jewish New Year … the pentatonic transcriptions (exx. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12) display versions that date back to medieval times (ex. 16) 16 … on the High Holidays serves as a reminder of the piety displayed by Abraham and Isaac during the episode of the …
The Music of Kurdistan Jews - a Synopsis of their Musical Styles
… languages and, parallel to them, of archaic singing and playing have survived the vicissitudes of history. It is …
Jubal in the Middle Ages
… of musical science. Jubal, 'the father of them that play upon the harp and the organ,' steps out of ancient, …
The Magical and Theurgic Interpretation of Music in Jewish Sources from the Renaissance to Hassidism (Hebrew)
… Abrabanel describe music in magical terms: by singing and playing one can influence the extra-divine world. From the …
The Karaite Jews of Israel Reconstruct their Heritage
… theoretical implications of case studies of the role music plays in displaced societies (Reyes-Schramm 1986; 1989; …
The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of Ancient Mesopotamia
… The balaĝ instrument played an important part in ancient Mesopotamian religion, … and circumstances in which the balaĝ instrument was played. … 23462 … Instrument … Instrumental music … balag … …
The Biblical NEBEL
… with the resonator held upright against the body of the player). We have been led to doubt this for several …
Vocal Folk-Polyphonies of the Western Orient in Jewish Tradition
… original state of monophony while part singing and group playing were considered an art product and a late result of …
Rabbi Meir Eleazar Atiya
The Jewish Music Research Centre of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem mourns the…
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… thirty synagogues, including the Chief Rabbinate. 1 Map displaying the extent of the fire, with affected areas shown in … eventually be eclipsed by that of the Holocaust, the fire played a catalytic role in ending an era of Jewish life in … to three previous versions mentioned above (variant 1), displays a wider variety of ornamental activity, including more …