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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… refer to the traumatic memory of the Crusades, and to other themes, as will be shown below. Strongly affiliated with the … some texts exploit the melody's association with these two themes and ascribe it to other contexts (for example, the … specific cases of anti-Jewish persecution). Such dramatic themes required a similar musical expression, supporting …
Sounds from under the Ashes: The Music of Cults and Mysteries in the Ancient Vesuvian Land
… melting pot in which the Greek tradition had fused with the themes and the customs of the Italic and Etruscan …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… recitation of the blessings. These piyyutim often contain themes such as the yearning for redemption, which …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… and interpretations of liturgical and religious Jewish themes, educational songs for children, community and …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… this female Jewish repertoire is manifested in the songs' themes, such as the internal spiritual world of the individual and one's relationship with God, themes that are attributed mainly to Jewish men's songs … and para-liturgical music). The repertoire also deals with themes that reflect daily life, as well as material and …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… that reached Imber while still in Rumania in 1878. The themes and phrasings of this poem have polyphonic resonances … 1870s would be exposed to the resonances of modern national themes and motives emanating from the poetic milieus of the … includes Spanish, Polish and Czech (one of Smetana’s Moldau themes; see below) versions of this “melos”. This …
La Gallarda matadora
… there is a style called romance , which shares similar themes and structures with the Sephardic romances, as the …
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… a composer of Jewish origins who wrote a piece on Jewish themes would necessarily be creating Jewish , not European …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… reflections by poets and singers on the holiday's themes and the stories associated with it. These include, to … his vast oeuvre there are a handful of songs with Jewish themes, and a few of them are specifically related to … the local Jewish community and some for his children. The themes of the songs range from joyous children's songs, …
István Anhalt
… opera music. Some of his works were influenced by Jewish themes, such as Traces which is influenced by the Kabbalah, …