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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 times survived in the living traditions of Jewish communities. It was also believed that … mechanical recordings which provided the true image of any musical source, the real search started for the detection of …
Plurivocality in the Liturgical Music of the Jews of San‘a (Yemen)
… Musicologists today agree that the traditional music of the Yemenite Jews has unique stylistic … characteristics. These characteristics are found in the musical existence of certain specific musical elements … a main concern in the ethnomusicological studies of this Jewish tradition. Indeed, several scholars have striven - …
Inventing Jewish Music
… It was 1848, and the music of central Europe's Jewish communities was in a state of chaos. In the cities, … within Jewish society and challenged from without. Traditional music, once a symbol of Jewish identity and an … seemed as if it was falling into decay while the musical life of Jews continued to disintegrate. The year …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… of qinot melodies for the Ninth of Av (the date on the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the … Temple in Jerusalem) constitutes one of the most ancient musical repositories in the Sephardi liturgy. Of particular … prayer book which includes the prayers for the four traditional fast days. The book is usually entitled Seder …
The Training of Hazzanim in Nineteenth-Century Germany
… had little effect on the basic oral nature of the tradition and the learning process. This oral … one generation to the next, from a hazzan skilled in the musical tradition to a young novice eager to learn, still … Cantors … 9613 … 19th (Nineteenth) Century … 19th century jewish history … Jewish Culture Germany … Hazzanut … …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… Between Tradition and Modernity: The High Holy Days Melodies of … times as well as of the entire Southern German liturgical Jewish tradition round out the 470 pages of this book, … book: “Maier Levi bequeathed to posterity a manuscript of musical scores, a ‘cantorial compendium,’ that must be …
A la recherche du Tonus Peregrinus dans la tradition musicale juive
… confronta cette mélodie avec deux chants de Pâque, l'un de tradition sefarade orientale, l'autre de tradition … q î nah (lamentation) pour le deuil du 9 Av. … 9490 … Jewish music … Liturgy … Liturgical music … Jewish Liturgy … … … A la recherche du Tonus Peregrinus dans la tradition musicale juive … Andre Hajdu …
The “Proclamation Style” in Hebrew Music
… fifth seems a striking characteristic of a group of ancient Jewish melodies. They are 'spinal' tones (Gerüsttöne, as … Melody … Proclamation … Melody … Melodic structure … Jewish musical tradition … Jewish music … The “Proclamation Style” in …
La musique juive dans l’Espagne médiévale
… 1492, doit être considerée comme une benediction pour 1'art musical péninsulaire. L'histoire et l'épigraphie nous … de siècles, il n’est pas diiffcile d'imaginer que le chant traditionnel des Juifs péninsulaires s'appropria et élabora, … les pays balkaniques et en Espagne. … Songs … 23131 … Jewish music … Medieval … Spain … Medieval Spain … Song … …
The Liturgy of Beta Israel: Music of the Ethiopian Jewish Prayer
… of Operation Moses when a significant proportion of the Jewish population of Ethiopia was flown from the Sudan to … were seasoned practitioners of the unique Ethiopian Jewish tradition, which differs from Halacha . It quickly became … Ethiopian … Jewish … Liturgy … Aliyah … Israel … Ethiopia … Musical traditions … Ethiopian Jews … Ethiopian … The …