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In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… field of inquiry into the processes that constitute Jewish music repertoires, most especially in the modern period, when new forms of expressing Jewishness through music challenged the normative status of traditions of old. … that “the song betrays a secular socialist slant on the traditional Passover narrative, eliminating all references …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… century and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records … the third and fourth lines (C and D), probably in the traditional Ashkenazi loud murmur. Music is provided for all … even-numbered stanzas. The odd-numbered stanzas portray the traditional Niggun ‘Akedah , whereas the even-numbered …
The Hasidic Dance-Niggûn - A Study Collection and its Classificatory Analysis
… In our article on Hasidic music we described the problem of the definition of the … as follows: 'By one definition, the field of hasidic music would include all music practiced in hasidic society. … also possess criteria formulated in their own traditional terms - according to which they judge whether a …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… biblical recitation is a central liturgical part; (b) the traditional study-sessions of biblical sections; and (c) … The aim of this paper is to present the repertory of the musical renditions of the Pentateuch and to investigate the relationships between the te’amim and their musical realization within these three social contexts. … …
Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… in reestablishing a 'favourable attitude towards traditional Jewish observances, the Hebrew language, and the … convictions were supported by his wife's great interest in traditional Jewish music. Her efforts to educate the Jewish public in the value …
A.Z. Idelsohn and the Study of the Traditional Pronunciations of Hebrew (Hebrew)
… well-known for his pioneering work in the field of Hebrew musicology, primarily for his recording and research of the … groups, Idelsohn also became acquainted with their traditional pronunciations, which he described and discussed … Idelsohn distinguished nine different groups in the traditional pronunciations, his division being based on …
Plurivocality in the Liturgical Music of the Jews of San‘a (Yemen)
… Musicologists today agree that the traditional music of the … his or her own way - to deepen our understanding of the traditional musical styles of the Yemenite Jews. …
Inventing Jewish Music
… It was 1848, and the music of central Europe's Jewish communities was in a state … within Jewish society and challenged from without. Traditional music, once a symbol of Jewish identity and an … music … Jewish … Jewish traditions … Jewish community … Traditional music … Tradition … Musical traditions … Jewish …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… Temple in Jerusalem) constitutes one of the most ancient musical repositories in the Sephardi liturgy. Of particular musical richness are the qinot of the Sephardi communities … prayer book which includes the prayers for the four traditional fast days. The book is usually entitled Seder …
Remarks Concerning the Use of the Melograph in Ethnomusicological Studies
… The Melograph, by now, has become part and parcel of ethnomusicological research and no longer needs an introduction. … the Melograph in operation, the problems raised by the new musical material it provides, and the new methods of … Israel, and an examination of the changes occurring in the traditional singing of Aleppo Jews as a result of 'culture …