Gesaenge de Juden auf der Insel Djerba (Posthumous Works, II)
Author
The original German version of the epoch-making monograph by Robert Lachmann (published originally in 1942 in English without musical examples and photographs) on the musical culture of the venerable Jewish community from the Island of Djerba, off the southern coast of Tunisia. Reaching far beyond this specific case, which served Lachmann as a kind of pilot project, the book has become a model that scholars may find applicable to other issues in ethnomusicology.
Material Type:
Books
Year:
1978
Music Subjects in the Zohar: Texts and Indices
Author
Co-author
A compilation of passages from the Book of Splendor, the main medieval text of Jewish mysticism, addressing non-verbal sound, song and singing (celestial and human). Indices cross relate between subjects and concepts treated in diverse passages
Material Type:
Books
Year:
1977
La boda sefardí: Música, texto y contexto
The rediscovery of biblical chant : "The Music of the Bible Revealed" by Suzanne Haik-Vantoura
Author
Haik-Vantoura, Suzanne: "La musique de la Bible révélée; une notation millenaire décryptée" (review)
Material Type:
Articles in Journals
Year:
1991-1992
Some remarks on the music history of ancient Israel/Palestine : written or archaeological evidence.
The Ten Nequdot of the Torah; or, The Meaning and Purpose of the Extraordinary Points of the Pentateuch (Massoretic text); a contribution to the history of textual criticism among the ancient Jews. (SENDREY 1963)
Author
Dissertation, Bibliography, pp.131-6. NYPL
Material Type:
Books
Year:
1906
Die Kaprizne Kalemoyd (The Capricious Bride)
Author
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This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: "Abraham Goldfaden: A Centennial Tribute," prepared by Eva Heinstein with help from the JMRC staff. To view the exhibit in its entirety click on the link above.
Material Type:
Scores
Year:
1887
Cantigas Sefardies (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
La ballada del soldado
Mi suegra, la negra
Delgadita
El sueño de la hija del rey
Una matica de ruda
La historia de Zimbolucha
Minnux
18 años tengo
Pobereta muchachica
¡Bre Sarica!
El rey Nimrod
Buena semana
La caleja de Matalón
Por qué lloraj, blanca niña
¡Hija mia, mi querida!
Dame la mano, tú, palomba
Nanni
En este mundo
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
2000
Chants Traditionnels Sefardis (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Piso oro, piso plata
El moro Zaide
Peinando 'stava la reina
Odeja ki anitani
Estávase la mora
Arvolikos d'almendra - Ya salió de la mar la galana - Una matica de ruda
Cuando el rey Nimrod
A la una nací yo
Tres hermanicas eran
Siete fijos tiene hana
Durme, durme hermozo hijico
Decilde a la morena
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1980
- A Polka Mazurka
- Niggun of the Meggid of Mezerich From the album, "The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim." This dance niggun is the seventh and last in a series of niggunim sung by Bratslav Hasidim as they dance after the Shabbat evening service on Friday night. Some have attributed the niggun to R. Dov Ber, the meggid of Mezerich.
- Kol B'ru'ei (Padua, Italy) From the album, "Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)." The poem depicts "all creatures" singing and praising the unity of God, and was recited in the Italian rite during the daily morning prayer. This melody was sung only on Rosh Hashanah (New Year) in the Italian tradition of Padua.
- Yigdal From the album, "Judeo-Carribean Currents, Music of the Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Curaçao," performed by Gideon Zelermyer. The Yigdal is part of the ceremonial section of the liturgical order of Shabbat and the Holy Days in the Curaçao synagogue. It is one of the ending hymns of the service.
- Eres Chiquita y Bonita From the album, "Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle," sung by Alicia Bendayan from Tetuan. This is a song about courtship, related to the Jewish rituals that mark the events of the life cycle.
- Sweet Shalt Be My Chant From the album, "Kulmus Hanefesh," performed by Yair Harel on voice and tar, and Matti Kovler on voice and piano. A sacred hymn attributed to Rabbi Yehuda ha-Chasid, this is a Chabad tune with a near-Eastern arrangement.
- Lyr II From the album, "The Music of the Mountain Jews." Lyr is a genre found among all Turkish peoples, consisting of long, complex compositions usually comprised of three parts.
- Gilu ha-Galilim (Rejoice Galileans) From the album, "Nights in Canaan, Early Songs of the Land of Israel (1882-1946)." This is a Second Aliyah (1904-1914) song which became an integral part of the historical repertoire of Hebrew song. Both native-born and newly arrived pioneers sang this song in all circumstances.
- Saperi Tama From the album, "With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen." This is a girdle poem by Se'adia ben Amram. Saperi Tama is sung to many melodies and is one of Yemenite Jewry's most common poems.