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Yaakov Huri
… in his singing and would not decrease the volume of his voice or the level of his devotional intention ( kavvanah ) …

«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… the other guests, immediately to speak to him in a loud voice: There's a lot I would like to discuss with you. First … ideology in Soviet music combined to silence the collective voice of Russian-Jewish music in the 1930s. In each of these …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… the Yemenite synagogue. It is a mixture of organum with the voices moving parallel but split in fourths, fifths and …
Brakha Tzefira
… a higher tone range than she was capable of, making her voice lose its sweetness. During this period she again went …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… It appears in Melngailis’s collection in an arrangement for voice and piano. Taking his cue from Idelsohn, Karnes notes …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… drink poisoned water.” (Jeremiah 9:14); “they raise / their voices and weep” (v.9) -- “Then Jacob kissed Rachel and … to those who call out To You, O to You they raise / their voices and weep Angel of Deliverance / come before this …

Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… may chant at any level that is comfortable for their voice. The type of scale and scale degree will be more … and loud; Lamentations is read much slower and in a softer voice. Other differences have to do with melodic features, … ———. 2002. Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate . 1 st …