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Betlers-tants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

"Family Resemblance" and variability in the Sephardic Romancero: A methodological Approach to Variantal Comparison
… romance are established. … 2 … 3 … Journal of Music Theory … Journal of Music Theory … 38584 … 267-309 … New Haven, Conn. … Yale …

Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
A term from the Kabbalah, that refers to a heavenly hall in which entrance is permitted…
Sarah “Shorty” Elias
Sarah “Shorty” Elias grew up in Ottoman Monastir, where she worked as a house maid from…

Bloch: Known and Unknown
… outcome of a complex response to Wagnerian racial-musical theory via the intermediary of Houston Stuart Chamberlain …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… Rabinovitz and he took upon himself to teach me the music theory and voice training. Yiska’s memoire: [3a] He was born … choir. He taught me a lot of things, such as sight singing, theory, voice-training and the beginning of harmony. He … He kept his promise and during this time taught me music theory and also the beginning of harmony. He also influenced …

Nissan Blumenthal
Nissan Blumenthal was born in Berdichev, Ukraine, and at the age of 21 held his first…

The Music of Kurdistan Jews - A Synopsis of their Musical Styles
Since Kurdistan never became an independant state and due to the lack of communication…