… Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He continued … Idelsohn was greatly impacted by the diversity of the Jewish community living in Palestine, and embarked on a …

… 1794, fol. 175b) includes some stanzas referring to the Jewish wedding ceremony. However, this old version lacks the famous … - Ladino … Ladino Songs … Ottoman Empire … Sephardic music … Salonica … Saloniki … Thessaloniki … Eastern …

… Arabic literature and poetry to augment his education at a Jewish school in Baghdad.  We hear a familiar story: Shibith was requested to complete a performance at a Jewish club one evening when al-Qundarji became too … of the maqam , wrote Na‘im Twayna in his series on Iraqi musicians in Al-Anba’ newspaper (June 30, 1978).  It is …

… community in America, and to whom they taught the music of their childhoods. Joe Elias , the youngest child, … his parents. Shorty Elias died in Brooklyn, NY, 1965. Her music and voice survive in her son’s recordings. See some of Sarah Elias' recordings here:  Music of the Jews of Monastir. … 10 … 41111 … Sephardic …

… 1911.pdf Example 6 Notation and 1st and 7th verses to the wedding song based on "E h ad mi yodea" found in I.L. … focusing on changes introduced to the text and the music within different historical contexts and local Jewish traditions. “E h ad mi yodea” is a cumulative song. …

… history is complex, revealing a number of interrelated musical and textual settings. Looking into the information … number of different composers, such as the prominent Iraqi-Jewish musician Salah al-Kuwaity (1908-1986), and in some … of new Hebrew songs are intended for haflot (parties) and weddings, among other social events in which “Fog al-Nakhal” …

… to the Italian Tradition of Turin Knowledge of the musical traditions of the Jews in Italy, who followed a … also presents a feature that is altogether unique in the Jewish world, since the melodic rendition of the t’amim is … on the system of Ashkenazi liturgical music. Boaz Tarsi, Jewish Theological Seminary of America The primary issues – …

… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … the the name of this dance (‘kosher dance’) is originally Jewish, in all instances its music was typically foreign and … form of the old ‘sher’ or ‘shir’ which used to be danced at weddings by two rows facing each other. While singing the …

… songs, their language and literary content as well as the musical styles of the melodies. You can download MP3s at … בן-נאה, ירון 2008 Jews in the realm of the Sultans: Ottoman Jewish society in the seventeenth century . Tübingen: Mohr … Weich-Shahak, Susana | וייך-שחק, שושנה 1979-80 “The wedding songs of the Bulgarian Sephardi Jews,” Orbis Musicae …