(76 results found)
Freylekhs (LKT)
… array of source materials that shed light on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. … took up Yiddish frejlaxs and šers (cf. chapter 3 of the present volume).” Beregovski 1937 [= Beregovski/Slobin 1982, … 161 . “Lit. ‘belonging to joy’...1) The klezmorim in the past and present apply this term to fast, rhythmic dance …
Kale bazetsen (LKT)
… array of source materials that shed light on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. … ; a wedding-feast without a ‘volekhl', or a ‘pastukhel’ ...” [Byten, Grodno province, Russia, c. … particular the sub-dominant; e.g. the first section of the present example (Dm-F-Dm, Gm-F-Dm). As in the last portion …
The Israeli Mediterranean Style
… Ben-Haim (1897-1984), Oedoen Partos (1907-1977), Alexander U. Boskovich (1907-1964), Mordecai (Starominsky) Seter … focus on the original concept. Originally—and often today—presented as uniquely local and even un-European, the … densely polyphonic, expressive settings, much unlike the pastoral, impressionistic Mediterranean vogue of the time. …
Para Para
… in 2013. Barely three months passed after its release and the JMRC website began receiving updates regarding the … on our recording. In Kaplan's book however, the text is presented as part of an exercise to practice guttural Hebrew … added: the speaker in the poem calls the cow to eat soft pastures and to drink water from a crystal-clear creek. It …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of the Dutch Jewish community's most important … and it currently stands almost exactly as it has for the past 340 years; it even avoided serious damage during the … the walls of the synagogue. Twelve stone pillars that represent the twelve tribes of Israel hold up this balcony. …
Steiger
… that are built from melodic formulas within a scale system and used for improvisation by the cantor or the leader of a … This made their treatment difficult because, in the past, these traditions were transmitted down from father to … when singing El Melekh Gadol (Great king and God) represents the greatness of God. Modulations Some motifs …
Abyadi Ana
… before) in Jewish communities throughout the Middle East and North Africa. At the center of the ceremony stands the ritual application of henna paste on the skin of the bride (usually hands, in some … the ritual bath, the exhibition of the dowry, exchanges of presents between the families, and finally the wedding …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… month is I'm sorry, It’s Yom Kippur by the Brooklyn based band Schmekel (Yiddish for a small penis). The band comprises … fit. And I think a lot of people, whatever their gender presentation, don't fit either, they don't feel like 'real … pp. 154-176. [5] The subject was treated in detail in the past by authors such as Sander Gilman, Daniel Boyarin and …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… many centuries, liturgical chants within the synagogue and outside of it have served as an important feature of the … the musical repertoire does not only reflect a joint past but also the forces in play that influence all of … to the needs of the society. The musical framework represents two different patterns of behavior of the …
Cute Boy, Charming Girl
… Children’s Songs of the Modern Hebrew Nation(1882-1948) presents Hebrew songs written for and sung by Jewish children in pre-state Israel. The … repertoire in Israel but they were rather well-known in the past. They cannot be found today, either on commercial …