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Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… made my way up to AMAR to search for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long … as elsewhere in the Arab world during the Nahda era, Jewish musicians played an active role in the performance … on my phone to a variety of people familiar with musical traditions from the Nahda period and/or the liturgical …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… a rich field of inquiry into the processes that constitute Jewish music repertoires, most especially in the modern period, when new forms of expressing Jewishness through music challenged the normative status of traditions of old. Browsing through my private collection of …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Yiẓḥak , or ‘Akedah ) has assumed an important function in Jewish religion and culture since Antiquity. This renowned narrative describes how the first Jewish family (Abraham, Sarah and Isaac) came close to … and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records of …
The Music of Kurdistan Jews - a Synopsis of their Musical Styles
… formation. It is only natural that the musical traditions of Kurdistan Jews should also have been … in that it is to a considerable extent connected with Jewish history of the biblical period. … 9480 … Kurdistan … … Jews … Jews … Kurds … Culture … Musical traditions … Jewish cultural groups … Musical styles … The Music of …
Musical Tradition and its Transmitters between Synagogue and Church
… the attitude of Western music historians to the question of Jewish influence on early Church music. As will be seen, we … matter. They constitute part of the various established traditions of a group and were invented, performed, and … … Transmission … Church … Synagogue … Church music … Jewish … Musical Tradition and its Transmitters between …
Notes on Bukharan Music in Israel
… by the possibility of finding survivals of Bukharan traditions in Israel, particularly in the area of secular … Asian Jews. … Tradition … 23259 … Bukhara … Bukharan Jews … Jewish traditions … Israel … Traditions … Musical traditions … …
Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… reestablishing a 'favourable attitude towards traditional Jewish observances, the Hebrew language, and the idea Of Jewish peoplehood' in American Reform congregations, and was … Zvi Idelsohn … Personal Account … Jewish music … Jewish traditions … Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the …
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 with the …
Jewish Liturgical Forms in the Falasha Liturgy? A Comparative Study
… in the direction of comparative studies. In any society, a Jewish influence may be manifested in certain aspects of cultural life and religious practice, but all Jewish traditions share basic liturgical forms. By defining forms …
Towards an Interdisciplinary Study of Jewish Oral Traditions
… the need for pursuing the study of the oral aspect of Jewish traditions on a well-defined interdisciplinary basis. We … and of interdisciplinary methodology in the context of Jewish studies; the theoretical framework in which such an …