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Mazltov (LKT)
… notation included). “A mazltov (congratulatory tune), along with a dobriden (welcome tune) and dobranitsh … the badkhn called out names, and the klezmer would play along.” [Vilna, Lithuania, c. 1870s-80s]. Zizmor 1922a, p. …
Eleanor Gordon Mlotek
… Sherlock Holmeses of Yiddish folk songs” by Isaac Bashevis Singer. In 1978, Chana Mlotek returned to YIVO on a grant … Theological Seminary in 2003. Source: ' YIVO Mourns the Passing of Chana Mlotek, 1922-2013 ', in YIVO Institute for …
Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 2)
… essence, making the song difficult to remember and disposing with the catchiness of Brounoff's music. Another …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… This cadence is a quotation of the motifs used for the closing masoretic accents of the Pentateuch verses as chanted …
Purim, Purim, Purim lanu
… of Persia and their salvation by Esther and Mordecai, stressing the popular joy for the miraculous turn of events. It … known as Coplas de Purim. It can be assumed that when composing his Hebrew poem for Purim, Gallego had in mind this …
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… of the JMRC on Hannukkah 5669 (2009). We are re-releasing it with an important twist: the identification of … In 1953, Abraham Abuganim (1908-2002), a Sephardic cantor, singer and 'ud player from Jerusalem, composed a Hanukkah … by the orchestra of Kol Israel (Radio Israel) performed by singer Naomi Tzur and arranged by Hanan Shlesinger. This …
Book Review: Music’s Making - The Poetry of Music; The Music of Poetry
… read the books they are assigned and identify the topics using Library of Congress subject headings: LCSH. On page v … Library of Congress Classification is ML he includes not a single example in musical notation. Since the ninth century … the music which had existed but which is now lost for the singing of the Psalms. Criticizing an author for the …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… press started to produce prayer books in rapidly increasing numbers to satisfy the expanding demand. Many unique … each repetition adds one additional word. While composing his setting Rossi had no option but to compose each of … spiritual Christian music of his time. Is the practice of singing the three verses of Psalm 80 unique to Italy? The …
Moses Beregovski
Moses Beregovski was born in the Ukraine in 1892. He was exposed to liturgical…
Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… “These two khusidlekh [Hasidic-style danec tunes, singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, … calls this tune bulgar and plays it in both rhythms.” Schlesinger, Alpert and Rubin 1989 . ( Recording references …