Cross-Repertoire Motifs in Liturgical Music of the Ashkenazi Tradition: An Initial Lay of the Land
Author
The earlier version, entitled “Cross-Repertoire Motifs in the Liturgical Music of Ashkenazi Tradition,” was presented at the World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, 2013. This article is an expanded and elaborated version of that paper.
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Articles
Year:
2015
The Klezmer Tradition in the Land of Israel
The Musical Tradition of Hasidim
Sabbath Bride
Directed by Naomi Gryn
Sabbath bride is a documentary film about Sabbath in London. It features prayers and music along with interviews and Sabbath food.
Excerpt from film that features singing of different pieces:
Additional excerpt from the film about Havdala:
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Films
Year:
1987
Music: The “Jew” of Jewish Studies (details)
Author
A critical review of research in Jewish music, its paradigms, ideological underpinnings, agendas, institutions, achievements and limitations. It also offers an extensive bibliography of works published mostly in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
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Articles in Journals
Year:
2009
Toward a history of Jewish oral traditions: The singing of the prayer ‘Hayom harat olam’ in Sephardi synagogues
A Common Basis: The Discovery of the Orient and the Uniformity of Jewish Musical Traditions in the Teaching of Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
La musique dans la culture sépharade traditionnelle et contemporaire
The musical tradition of ancient Israel.
in Honor of Edward F. Campbell, Jr. at His Retirement. Ed. by Prescott H. Williams, Jr. and Theodore Hiebert. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1999
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Articles in Books
Year:
1999
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