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Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… seaboard. With me, I carry a treasure, a piece of lost musical history, or so I believe. Saved on my mobile phone … which, having its roots in Egypt, saw the revival of classical musical forms and genres such as the qa ṣ ida , … century. Both factors helped to perpetuate and shape a “classical”, transregional (albeit heavily …
Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … says that the families of Heiman, Asaf and Yedoton were the musicians of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman … known and sung by every Israeli. In addition, he composed music for many movies and television series, and guided …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… remembered for his contributions to the liturgical music of American Reform Judaism and his work on Biblical … most important early collectors and arrangers of Zionist music in America. In 1916, at the age of 21, Binder founded … women’s choir devoted to the performance of Hebrew Zionist music. The many arrangements he wrote for that choir were …
קרול רטהאוס
… (5). בוב ברנט, מבקר מוסיקה שהיה עורך הבטאון של ה- British Music Society , כתב על הסימפוניה השנייה של רטהאוס: 'המוסיקה … ה'קולטורבנד': Vorbei… Beyond Recall / A Record of Jewish musical life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938. Orchester des … (4), 1955: pp.481-495 2) Stevens, Louis - C omposers of Classical Music of Jewish Descent, 2003; pp. 291-291 3) …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… early years by Ian Whitcomb (1987), still one of the most musically literate surveys, and a journalistic rehash of the … and ‘coon’, the demeaning white take on assumed black music tastes) on which all of Berlin’s early works centred. … the consuming classes, film, and the radio, middle-men in music with a passion for selling like Berlin could also …
A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… unique texts such as the selection of Psalm verses whose music is discussed below. The memory of the melodies and … remaining leaders of this unique community to preserve in music notation whatever was left from the liturgical … attempted to faithfully convey the oral tradition in music notation without letting their personal biases or …

Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… 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 … phrase of Hatikvah in the canonic repertoire of Western classical music is, as widely disseminated, the first main …

Sher
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … dance or a Russian quadrille.” Alpert 1996b, p. 59 . (Musical notation included). “A klezmer...told me that in …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… blessing is an ancient prayer that is both beautiful and classically simple. The blessing both requests and promises … the words ' Yishar koa h .' The Simple Reading The musical capabilities of the priests are very diverse and … on the priest. Some of the priests have received no musical training. In fact, many were not even trained to …