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Oh, Lovely Parrot!
For centuries, the Jewish women of Cochin have been singing Jewish songs in the…
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… its melismatic and recitative character, a looser beat. The melodic movement of B has two parts, the first of which … no. 66). Though similar in its modal minor setting and melodic contour to Sulzer’s, Wodak’s version is rhythmically … and more dense”] minor and Shtejger -scales.” These stereotypes of Eastern Ashkenazi liturgical modality should be …

Khupe-marsh (LKT)
… a lot... meanwhile the happy Begele Tanzel also occurred, a type of circle dance, and then the ‘khosidl,’ with a very …
3. The Little Sister (Aḥot Qetanah)
… prayers) This piyut belongs to the reshut ("permission") type that precedes the qadish opening of the eve of Rosh …
Andalusian Nuba
… the Andalusian Nuba is considered the most important type of North African music. The music's origins can be … from another song. The music is usually improvised on a melodic structure that is known beforehand, and it is used … The Beiten's melodies are characterized by trills and melodic ascensions and declinations in a very free rhythm. …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… the B portion is repeated, creating a musical form of ABB. Melodic Outline The overall melodic structure, primarily in minor mode, consists of an … Blasco Sánchez and Adela Rubin. Here we see a fairly simple melodic outline, syllabic in nature, ascending and …

Shtoktants (LKT)
… and their canes swinging without stop. There is a second type of ‘ Shtocktants ’ which is even more acrobatic. The …

The Music and its Function in the Singing of the Qasīd anda birabbī dī kalaq (Hebrew)
… collection of poems - the Diwan - includes three main types of poems: sirim (or, in Arabic: niswad ), sir ô t, … of a series of three poems: an opening poem of the first type ( Sir ); a second of the second type ( Sirah ); and a third, of the third type ( hallel ). …

Zemirot
… the Ashkenazic musical traditions one can point to a few types of melodies: 1. Liturgical style recitation of the …