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Paul Ben-Haim
Paul Ben-Haim (Munich, 1897- Tel-Aviv, 1984, emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the…
Patsh Tants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Ades Synagogue
The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion…
"Ayumah be-har hamor" (The Beloved on the mountain of myrrh)
… (complete version, Scri- Tobi: 155-7). Three different modes of performance are illustrated here: solo, duet, and …
Zemirot
… texts of changing lengths and leaned heavily on Liturgical modes and formulae. 2. Non-Jewish folk tunes served as the …
Malcolm Miller
Malcolm James McCormick known professionally as Mac Miller. He was born to a Jewish…
Volekh (LKT)
… highly embellished elaborations within a variety of related modes. Also known as vulekhl .” Alpert 1996a, p. 58 . ( … changes usually quite obvious, following standard melodic modes. In America, the doina is usually part of a three part …
Nikolai Kaufman
… studies. In fact, his work is one of the pillars of modern Bulgarian ethnomusicology. About his contribution … were still in Bulgaria functioning synagogues, including modernizing ones, and a vibrant Jewish community. However, …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… of inspiration for the younger musician. He owned the modern-styled coffeehouse Sawwas on Maydan Square in the … the shift of many Baghdadi musicians to the aesthetics of modern Egyptian music. By this time the qanun had become a … songs in diverse genres including the Egyptian taqtuqa ; modern Iraqi songs similar to those by Saleh al-Kuwaity; …