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The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… structure [that] gives it the stamp of the common European song.” Melody emerges in this case from the poetic form and … some reservations. For example, what is “a common European song” is highly conjectural. However, a critique of … 'She'eh ne'esar' in his A Voice Still Heard: The Sacred Song of the Ashkenazic Jews (University Park and London, …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… recorded items (each one comprising several units, such as songs and dialogues), which, although already digitized and … Gadya Kedusha Four Melodies for Four Questions Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong) Selected Letters from Edith Gerson Kiwi's Archives …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… and North African versions in the article entitled “Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardic Melodies … included in the Sound Archives is the subject of this Song of the Month. Performed by Mr. Nehemiah Hocha, it poses …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics: Selections from the Melngailis … collection . Middleton WI: A-R editions, 2014. Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics makes public a forgotten source from … (1874–1954), a devoted collector and scholar of folk songs. In addition to the Latvian folk songs Melngailis …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… identity. In fact, they comprise a refrain dividing the song into “strophes,” a peculiar feature discussed widely in … Biography of Salamone Rossi at the JMRC website Song of the month: Elohim hashivenu - A liturgical insertion …
La Galana: A Very Old-New Sephardic Song
… show, among many other matters, that widely popular songs from the turn of the 20th century are absent from late … of these same repertoires. The Ladino or Judeo-Spanish song repertoire is an exemplary example of this phenomenon. La galana , a Judeo-Spanish song included in the new publication of the JMRC, Eastern …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… rehash of the legends by Michael Freedland (1974) the songwriter’s major biographies had to wait for his death. … given Berlin’s permanent place in the pantheon of American song, if not song in general. It's now 30 years since Berlin’s death, and …
Maoz Tzur: The Mystifying Wandering of a Hanukkah Anthem
… This Song of the Month for Hanukkah, in video lecture format, …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… 25 … Back in 2008 we dedicated our Song of the Month to the popular piyyut “Purim, Purim, Purim … Jewish communities of the new style of religious Hebrew song, which had developed starting in the sixteenth century … the opening line of one of the most popular modern Ladino songs, “Pesah a la mano,” authored by singer, accordionist, …
Moshe Cordova
… piyyutim (religious poems), Shirei Israel be-Eretz Haqedem “Songs of Israel in the East,” together with Binyamin Bekhar … Leo Levi interviewed Cordova in Tel Aviv. Three songs are included in Levi’s precious recording. One of them …