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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Moshe Cordova
… m . Cordova was born in Edirne, an important Ottoman Jewish musical hub since the late 17 th century. Our knowledge … War I. In the capital city, Cordova pursued his career as a synagogue singer and composer. Parallel to his musical … became one of the leaders of the Mafṭirim Choir, a renowned synagogue choir from Edirne that continued its activities in …
Book Review: Charles B. Hersch, Jews and Jazz Improvising Ethnicity
… and penetrating history of Jews in American jazz music, which should become a first stop for those wishing to … nearly everything about the history of Jews and jazz music is difficult to categorize, analyze, or even begin to … in his life Smith would serve as cantor in a Black Jewish synagogue in New York. In an unfortunate turn, Hersch’s …
German Jewish Sacred Musical Intersections
… aims to map, analyze and make German Jewish liturgical music ( minhag Ashkenaz ) accessible to the scholarly … practices within a broad European cultural context. The synagogue is conceived not only as a ritual space but also … communal and regional distinctions. The focus is on large synagogues established in major urban centers as a by …
Beregovski Collection - Nign no. 3
… of its contents in the wider context of Hasidic music research is a desideratum. The present essay, focusing … also as a processional tune to accompany the groom to the synagogue on the Sabbath before the wedding in the Tolna … Simhat Torah festivities at the Tze’irei Agudat Israel Synagogue in Tel Aviv. An example of a Hassidic nign …