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Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… early years by Ian Whitcomb (1987), still one of the most musically literate surveys, and a journalistic rehash of the … and ‘coon’, the demeaning white take on assumed black music tastes) on which all of Berlin’s early works centred. … no evidence that he ever in his life even stepped inside a synagogue. He married a Catholic and brought up his children …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… return to this feature later. Right now, let us move to the musical performance of the three verses. The precious Leo … is that Halegua may have served in one of the two Salonica synagogues which used the Mahzor Italiani until the 20th … “mevaser veomer”) of the circuits of congregants in the synagogue with the Torah Scrolls and the Four Species. The …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… a forgotten source from the collection of the Latvian musician Emilis Melngailis (1874–1954), a devoted collector … A lengthy introduction provides ample historical and musical contexts. Karnes did not spare any effort in trying … Joseph A. 2001. “The Three-Part Selicha Mode,” Journal of Synagogue Music 28/1: 1–36 Nadel, Arno. 1923. Jüdische …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… such as seli h ot . I have studied in great detail the musical setting of this poem in Sephardic communities, … Jerusalem, especially the maqam-oriented school of the Ades Synagogue of the Aleppan Jews. For many years, Nehemiah was cantor and preacher at the Zekhut Avot Synagogue in Jerusalem. He sang in a variety of languages …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… (1908-1992) is considered one of the founders of Israeli musicology. She studied piano and musicology in Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg, Freiburg i. Br. … of the Baghdadi Jewish community. The collection includes synagogue liturgy, life cycle songs, domestic rituals, and …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… Hebrew Hymn Melodies : The Rise and development of a Musical Tradition (Tel Aviv, 1970), Hanoch Avenary set a new bar in the musicological study of the piyyut . His insights on a … es Hymnes, l es Psaumes e t l a Liturgie Complète d e l a Synagogue d es Temps l es p lus Reculés j usqu' a ̀ n os …
Ben-Zion (Yisrael Noach) Kapov-Kagan
… Romania. He began singing from a young age in a number of synagogue choirs, obtaining his first paid position at the age of 26 at the Rostov-on-Don synagogue. Later he enjoyed a position at the prestigious … … Hazzan … Chazzan … Odessa … Cantor … Composer … Synagogue music … New York … Ben-Zion (Yisrael Noach) Kapov-Kagan …
Stefanie Mockert
… Mockert, who graduated in Musicology from Humboldt University, Berlin, is a researcher at the Hebrew University's Jewish Music Research Centré. Her studies focus on the liturgical … Transformation of Southern German Jewish Liturgy. The first Synagogue in Munich 1826-1887.” Mockert has received …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… seaboard. With me, I carry a treasure, a piece of lost musical history, or so I believe. Saved on my mobile phone … of the above-mentioned repertoires. [3] Moreover, synagogue cantors, ḥazzanim, often tended to structure new … between the ḥazzan and members of the congregation in the synagogue, such call and response style is also typical to …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… modestly titled “Unsere erste Musikbeilage” (“Our first musical supplement”) in Israelitischer Lehrer und Kantor , … to the Ets Haim library at the magnificent Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, is one of several works by Jewish … (when the anniversary of the foundation of the Portuguese synagogue in 1675 in celebrated), these artistic pieces for …