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Meir Shimon Geshuri
… leader). He was a descendant of a family of cantors and singers associated with Hassidic courts in Poland, most … probably counted on the collaboration of Hans (Chanan) Schlesinger (1893-1976), a key figure in the Hebrew music section … All the instrumental arrangements in the concert by Schlesinger “lack the sweetness and the power of expression of …
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern was born on January 27, 1885 in New York City to parents Fanny and Henry…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
LeBelibo Agas VeGam Tapuach
… and arranged by Matti Caspi , features prominent Israeli singers performing popular Israeli songs that were inspired …
Salamone Rossi’s HaShirim Asher LiShlomo in its Fourth Centennial (5383-5783)
Even if you are mildly interested in Jewish music, you cannot avoid Salamone Rossi and…
Vals (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
Introduction
Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, and other…
Tants nign (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Mordkhe Shekhter
Itsye Mordkhe Shekhter was born on December 1927, in Czernowitz, Ukraine. He descended…
Zay gezunt (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…