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The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… which the biblical recitation is a central liturgical part; (b) the traditional study-sessions of biblical … The aim of this paper is to present the repertory of the musical renditions of the Pentateuch and to investigate the relationships between the te’amim and their musical realization within these three social contexts. … …
The Musical Passage in Ibn Ezra's "Book of the Garden"
… born in 1055 in Granada and died after 1135. He refers to music in many of his poems, mainly those describing … wine-drinking sessions; he also deals with the theory of music in two of his books: the book on poetic art, Kitab almuhadarah wa' lmudakarah ('Book of …
Notes on Bukharan Music in Israel
… trip to Israel in May-June 1971. Having specialized in the music of Afghanistan and Soviet Central Asia, I was … of finding survivals of Bukharan traditions in Israel, particularly in the area of secular music. This interest was … the scope of the inquiry was limited by a serious dearth of musicians among the Israeli Bukharans, the data …
Collectanea Concerning Music in the Hebrew Manuscript London, British Library, Or. 10878 (Hebrew)
… Three fragments of musical theory and of speculations on music, collected by an anonymous Jewish scribe (probably … of sounds by musical instruments, the author calls the art of music the foremost among the (four) mathematical …
An Institute of Jewish Music in Jerusalem
… ' … We hereby appeal to all Jewish musicians and singers in Jerusalem and in Erez Israel, to … Jews of Persia and Babylonia, and to all the Jewish musicians and cantors in the entire world, from the Jews of … music that are dispersed through all the corners of the earth! Who amongst you senses the sanctity of his people's …
A.Z. Idelsohn: A Pioneer in Jewish Ethnomusicology
… of the twentieth century, the study and research of Jewish music was motivated by the belief that the music of biblical … Restoring it to its former glory became the task which started the modern search after the true and most ancient … the true image of any musical source, the real search started for the detection of the earliest 'beginnings' of …
Idelsohn’s Scholarly and Literary Publications: An Annotated Bibliography
… was regarded by many as the savant and saviour of Jewish music. In 1932 on the double occasion of his fiftieth … 'Thesaurus of Hebrew Oriental Melodies' has elicited articles concerning the man and his work from writers the … that he has bestowed upon the Jew a great gift, a music of his own, hitherto undiscovered, unknown. Hence, …
Persistence and Transformation of a Sephardi - Penitential Hymn under Changing Environmental Conditions
… number of variants of a folk melody was undertaken by Bela Bartok at the beginning of the century, and continued by his … upon the comparison of tunes influenced by different music cultures. Idelsohn did not content himself with the … has recently been taken up by several students of Jewish music tradition. We are now in a better position than was …
The Archives of the World Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine, 1936-1940, at the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem
… The musicological activities in Israel prior to statehood are … at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The purpose of this article is to introduce the documentation of yet … were most effective and succeeded not only to reach all parts of the world, but also to produce within Palestine many …
The Performance Practice of the Rig-Veda: A Musical Expression of Excited Speech
… the Atharva-Veda (magical formulae and spells). For the participants, the actual performance is of supreme importance and not to be separated from the text. The musician, observing the Vedic cantillation especially that … Kerala in Southwest India, which may perhaps serve as a starting point for a more comprehensive study. … 23134 … India …