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Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… and Shavuot holidays, which is derived from a group of songs often referred to as the ‘cycle of Moses’ due to their … is not always sung in Judeo-Spanish, nor is it always sung with the same stanzas or melody. In some contexts it may be … s (musical modes), titled Shirei Israel be-eretz ha-qedem (Songs of Israel in the Land of the Orient; SHIBA ), …
Moshe Attias
… The Jewish Music Research Centre announces with sadness the recent passing of Cheikh Mwijo (1937-2020), … Yossef Chetrit from University of Haifa he recorded many songs from these manuscripts that Chetrit transcribed for … now, Silver comments, only one musician has mastered those songs since Ben Haroush and that man was Mwijo. It is …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… Studying songs for Passover offers us a rich field of inquiry into … of old. Browsing through my private collection of Jewish songsters in search for new songs for Passover for my online … , performed by the Coro Hebraeico conducted by Neil Levin with Amy Goldstein as soprano soloist. The piece was …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of Isaac, which was sung to texts in both … of the Binding of Isaac and was also used for additional songs in Hebrew and Yiddish, the content of which relates to … indication “ Be-niggun ‘Akedah ” appears, however, before songs which are not ‘Akedah piyyutim , but should yet be …

Numerical Representation of Variants of Orally Transmitted Tunes
… in the language used. Sometimes the affinity of a variant with an ideal model-tune is obvious, sometimes it is hard to … the proof of the affinity of a variant or contrafact with a model-tune is a frequent problem: it can rarely be … … Variant … Melodies … Melodic variants … Folk music … Folk songs … Folk tunes … Folklore … Oral tradition … Numerical …

Yemenite Qasīd Songs (Hebrew)
… other types in content and in language. The poems are folk songs, light, entertaining, and amusing in content. They are … did not assign a separate section to it, so that qasid songs are scattered throughout the manuscript. It seems that … diwans is only a remnant of a rich repertoire forgotten with the passage of time. The composers of these songs were …

Towards a Typology of the Judeo-Spanish Folksong: Gerineldo and the Romance Model
… Our analysis, therefore, is conducted in accordance with parameters which take into account the … … Ladino, Ladino - Judeo-Espagnol - Judizmo, Ladino Songs, Ladino - Judeo-Espanol - Judizmo, Ladino - … – Ladino, Ladino - Judeo-Espagnol - Judizmo, Ladino Songs, Ladino - Judeo-Espanol - Judizmo, Judeo-Spanish … …

Unintentional History: Musical Moments in 1930s Yiddish Films
… culture. Harsh economic and political realities combined with strong ties of family and sentiment produced an … … 23259 … Yiddish … Yiddish Films … Jewish music … Yiddish songs … Film music … Film … Unintentional History: Musical …
Bernardo Feuer
… of his choirs was sick and requested that Feuer fill in, with the approval of the other singers and especially of … synagogue material and included arrangements of Jewish folk songs, choral parts of operas in the original language or translated to Yiddish, workers’ songs, and choral symphonies drawn from popular repertoire. …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… Chief Rabbinate. 1 Map displaying the extent of the fire, with affected areas shown in black. Though the destruction … to the medieval romances noticieros (informative, narrative songs), due to its recounting of historical events. 7 … metric structure and modality. 20th Century Ladino Songs and the Memory of Saloniki In the aftermath of the …