(38 results found)
Mordekhai Hershman
Mordekhai (Mordecai; Mordkhe) Hershman was born in 1888 in Chernigov (Polish: Chernikhov…
Elio Piattelli
Biography by Pasquale Troia
Choirmaster of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue) in…
Miriam Gideon
Born in Greeley, Colorado. From an early age, Gideon displayed musical talents and…
Israel Alter
Israel Alter was born in Lvov (then known as Lemberg, today Ukraine) into a Hasidic…
The Adonai Malach Mode in Ashkenazi Prayer Music: the Problem Stated and a Proposed Outlook based on Musical Characteristics
An attempt to redefine the Ashkenazi 'Adonai Malach' prayer mode. Contains an historical…
Tonality and Motivic Interrelationships in the Performance Practice of Nusach
The article presents several case studies in which the application of concepts and tools…
Toward A Clearer Definition of the Magen Avot Mode
Primarily motivated by historical and comparative musicology, past studies of Ashkenazi…
Jubal in the Middle Ages
The myth of the biblical figure Jubal as the inventor of music was prevalent among…
Leitmotifs in the Sephardic High Holy Day Liturgy
A survey of High Holyday hymns in the Sephardi liturgy