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A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… bears the unmistakable stamp of the Eastern Ashkenazi style of hazzanut. It is not only the expressive and strong … and imaginative quality that are characteristic of this style. The melody itself is not based on a “universal … interested on the historiography of Jewish music. Cohen’s style is characterized by associations of ideas and by …
Rikud (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… associations. One of the differences has to do with the style of reading: Esther is often read fast and loud; … Cantor Sacks for providing these recordings. Individual styles of cantillation, both lay and professional, will be …
Moritz Rosenhaupt
By Edwin Seroussi
German cantor and composer Moritz/Moses Rosenhaput was born (see…
Haint Iz Purim, Brider, Part II
… The piece, delivered by Feig in her unique, wide-ranging style, is in fact a suite of Purim songs. It opens with …
Vemen vestu zingen, vemen? Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish
“The songs of Leibu await definitive professional evaluation,” wrote back in 1984 the…
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… is by singer, dancer, artist and educator Leah Avraham in a style typical of central and southern Yemen. Avraham was … wedding celebrations, this song is sung in a responsorial style. However, rather than having one soloist who is … women in Yemen. In accordance to the rigid religious lifestyle of the cities, the urban women were seen as more …