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Seliha-Selihot
… the Jews in Spain during which many were written and their style developed. [1] Among the poets who wrote Seliha' s are …
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of converting…
Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
Aziatskay garmoshka (lit. 'Asian accordion'; also called 'gar-mon' or 'ghumuz' in Juhuri…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is…
Hay ram galeh
… of the so-called Sephardic-Jerusalemite liturgical style. This style merges diverse Jewish practices from the Middle East, such as the urban Turkish-Ottoman style that was prevalent in the major cities of the Ottoman …
Ades Synagogue
… in the afternoon during summer Shabbats. The piyyutim style of the Aleppine Jews as practiced in the Ades … was a big influence on the development of the hazzanut style known today as Jerusalem-Sephardic. Many important …
Responsorial Singing
… “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in which a solo singer (leader) and a group of singers …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…