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Kedusha

… ('The Lord will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations, Halleluyah.' [1] At the beginning of the second millennia, a variety of verses was added to these … to repeat it. Naturna'i Ga'on (who lived during the second half of the ninth century) opposed any changes to the …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition

… in the days of Alexander Jannaeus (c. 100 B.C.E) during the Second Temple period. [1] There is no precise information … have been or are going through a process of change). The second regards the involvement of the congregation, both in … melodies and, on the other hand, there is constant generation of melodies that become part of the familiar …

Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)

… tradition is only indirect. Furthermore, during the second half of the nineteenth century, popular poems, … that the tradition of Yiddish songs faded away during the second half of the twentieth century, and that the small … its character in an attempt to preserve it for future generations. Bibliography Adler, I., Hebrew notated …

Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German

… student organization of the University of Basel during the Second Zionist Congress of 1898 [3] and it was also … in the melody. The most dramatic melodic move occurs in the second phrase that opens with an arpeggio in the range of an … to the popularity of the song among members of a younger generation of Zionist who were otherwise far removed from …

The Israeli Mediterranean Style

… by his peers Boskovich, Partos and composers of the second generation who studied with the Five, notably Tzvi Avni , …

Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)

… and his son, Rabbi El'azar are located, at least since the second half of the sixteenth century. Based on various … (Jewish residents of the Land of Israel, who, for generations, had lived with Arabs and had adopted the Arab … ay, one of the luminaries of the Sephardic world in recent generations. [5] Among the more recent songs in honor of Bar …

Woody Guthrie's Hanukah Songs

… Over the generations Hanukah has generated a substantial repertoire … to Hanukah. Guthrie himself was not Jewish; however his second wife, Marjorie Mazia Greenblatt, and their four … Zionism can also be found in this song, specifically the second verse that praises the work of the land, which can …

Mitsve-tants (LKT)

… Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that include or refer to the term in … Saturday night before the wedding and return to it a second time at the wedding meal. In contrast to this they … people danced before the bride. In the course of the generations arose and evolved the ‘mitsve-tants.’ The …

Bulgar (LKT)

… Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that include or refer to the term in … they began to dance. The dances were varied according to generation... Middle-aged Jews would dance [sic] … and Rubin 1989 . ( Recording references included). “The second tune [in this medley] is a typically …