… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano … lessons. During his childhood, Zeira listened to classical music in both Operas that he went to with his mother, and …

… The Jewish Music Research Centre announces with sadness the recent … one of the most distinguished and long-standing Moroccan musicians in Israel. This short note prepared by JMRC … impressions following his 2011 encounter, in company with musician and discographer Uri Wertheim, with Mwijo. We are …

… of the Nuba, which is considered the pinnacle of Andalusian music, from its origins in 9 th century Spain, its arrival … Nuba is considered the most important type of North African music. The music's origins can be traced back to 9 th century Cordoba, …

… Tu BiShvat, as well as on other festive occasions such as weddings. It is a text based on ancient and universal poetic … A Judeo-Spanish Song (not only) for Tu BiShvat.” In Jewish Music Research Centre Website. Weich-Shahak, Susana. 2012. …

… Hebrew Hymn Melodies : The Rise and development of a Musical Tradition (Tel Aviv, 1970), Hanoch Avenary set a new bar in the musicological study of the piyyut . His insights on a … texts suggested a comprehensive method for addressing the musical aspects of Hebrew liturgical poetry from an …

… in Unger’s history: Unger decided to “devote his life to music making” after hearing Mahler’s Lied von der Erde ; he … concerts whose programs revolved mainly around Mahler’s music to the repeated efforts to perform Mahler in Canada. … to Mahler, according to Tesler-Mabé, is not only a musical and personal issue. Mahler, he argues, deeply …

… in that the piyyutim are arranged according to the maqamat (musical modes) in use in the court music of the Ottoman Empire during the author’s lifetime. … required his piyyutim to be sung are borrowed from the musical culture of the Sephardi Jews of Spain (tunes of …

… legislative design. Because of the “folk” origins of its music and the re-writing of Naftali Herz Imber’s poem … circumstances in which Imber’s poem was shaped and the musical contrafactum (adaption of a preexisting melody to a … Journey into the National Anthem by the Israeli pianist and music appreciation expert Astrith Baltsan published (with …

… begins with the introductory “khapt im, nempt im” line. The music to this opening section is more dense than in the rest … points out the connection between the song's theme and the musicality of the melody. In his view, the altered Dorian … of this song, from 1927, is by Isa Kremer (1887-1956) (musical example 1). A renowned singer, Kremer was born in …