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Contrafactum
… memorize a new poem or piyyut. Another reason is that new texts were written faster than new melodies and therefore one melody would be used for several texts. Furthermore, in the 18 th and 19 th centuries, the … Hassidim considered it a sacred task to transform secular texts into religious ones. One example of this is the song …
Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
… the Heikhal Hanegina, and then integrating them with holy texts. Abraham Zvi Idelsohn , in his article 'Hanegina Ha h …
Tish
… and/or his Hasidim, sing niggunim , Zemirot , or various texts related to the event. However, the main reason of the … of the Tish The structure of the Tish, including its texts and Niggunim, may vary with the different dynasties. … Another unique phenomenon worthy of note is the singing of texts taken from Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) prayer …
Hay ram galeh
… this music that also found a place in Jewish religious contexts. It is important to stress that the public attending … Ades synagogue. If at all, this procedure for creating new texts can be viewed as a mechanical case of intertextuality … is being substituted. Halevi is prolific in creating such texts, a talent that can be observed in other of his songs …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
Ahavat ‘Olamim
Ahavat ‘olamim (Everlasting Love) is an original production based on a performance held…
Hayrana Laih
… Arab world, but also has connections to Jewish musical contexts and musicians. The lyrics of Hayrana Laih were written …
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… it with an important twist: the identification of texts’ author and an additional musical version, very … on the production together. The writer of most of the texts of the medley was the poet Binyamin Avidany, who wrote texts for Abuganim as well as for the famous Jerusalemite …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… in place and could be transferred to the singing of other texts. The thirteen to fourteen century Ashkenazi Mahzor at … moved eastwards, as it contains many Eastern Ashkenazi texts added later in its margins. Through manuscripts such … Bible, and there are precedents for the connection of Bible texts with Biblical chant. Furthermore, this topical motif …
Hanukkah Blessings
… when the lighting of the candles occurred in community contexts, special musical settings were arranged. Our Song of …