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Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… On the eve of Passover, our Song of the Month for April 2014 is dedicated to H ad Gadya … end of the Passover Haggadah. It is a cumulative song, with each verse adding another motif to the story. It begins … Annual of Jewish Studies 2 (5748[1988]), 201-226 (in Hebrew). This important study recapitulates most of the …
Had Gadya
… also found at the end of the Haggadah, it is a cumulative song, with each verse adding another motif to the story. It begins … Annual of Jewish Studies 2 (5748[1988]), 201-226 (in Hebrew). This important study recapitulates most of the …
Shir HaKavod
… The Piyyut 'Anim Zemirot,' also known as 'Shir HaKavod' (Song of Glory), usually appears in the Ashkenazi Siddur at … for this change is to assure that the prayer is chanted with intent and by most of the congregation, rather than at … letter of each line forms an acrostic that spells out the Hebrew alphabet. It is customary to recite the Piyyut when …
Anim Zemirot
… The Piyyut 'Anim Zemirot,' also known as 'Shir HaKavod' (Song of Glory), appears in the Ashkenazi Siddur at the end … One reason was to assure that the prayer is chanted with intent and by most of the congregation, rather than at … letter of each line forms an acrostic that spells out the Hebrew alphabet. It is customary to recite the Piyyut when …
Atah Ehad
… zemer for the Sabbath, a Hassidic niggun and a Yiddish folksong. In addition, some Ashkenazi tunes were reincarnated as … the score should follow the natural direction of the Hebrew language – the melody is set as a responsorial piece for two voices with a soloist and the choir alternating. The modal …
Para Para
… Para performed by Ruthie Fried from Kibbutz Ma'anit … Our Song of the Month, Para Para , appeared on the JMRC’s … of Music Traditions in Israel, 23) , a collection of Hebrew children's songs released in 2013. Barely three … provided. This is a slightly expanded version of the text, with four, instead of three couplets. New literary motifs …
Andalusian Nuba
… in Bagdad until having to leave following a falling out with his teacher Ishaq al-Mawsili. He immigrated to … (a type of frame drum) that is followed by a series of songs (Sana'a) that are performed without pause until the … liturgy and paraliturgy (Piyyutim). Translated from the Hebrew original in 'An Invitation to Piyut' website, by Elie …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… 722 … Although the song Hatikvah became the emblematic lyrical signifier of … these songs are only remembered by a small hardcore of old Hebrew songs’ enthusiasts. Dort wo die Zeder was one of … movements. Dort wo die Zeder has been profusely printed with and without musical notation and distributed orally …
Israeli folksongs
… a summarized version of the full artice about Israeli folksongs by Talila Eliram. To read the full article, see below. The genre of Israeli folksongs amalgamates within it songs that deal mostly with themes that the … and settling in Palestine) to create an image of a new, Hebrew, non-Diaspora Jew. As part of this effort, music held …
Music in Jewish History and Culture
… the present that compiles a great amount of selective data without offering in-depth insights into the social context … History … Music history … Cantorial music … USA … Bible … Hebrew cantillation … Sephardi music … Islam … Synagogue music … Holocaust music … Israeli Music … Yiddish songs … Emanuel Rubin … John Baron … Music in Jewish History …