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An Early Twentieth-Century Sephardi Troubadour
… This production features recordings by early 20 th century … Records in Turkey who released his first 78 rpm records. This recording vies for the honor of being the first … Isaac Algazi of Izmir did shortly after him, Haim recorded liturgical pieces for diverse occasions (especially for the …
The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire
… classical conservatories. At a time of both rising anti-Semitism and burgeoning Jewish nationalism, how and why did … identity? Drawing on previously unavailable archives, this book offers an insightful new perspective on the …
Judeo-Caribbean Currents
… and a half century saga of the small and yet prominent United Netherlands-Portuguese Congregation Mikvé … is a reflection of the rich historical path followed by this unique Sephardic community in the Caribbean. …
Omanut ha-Hazzanut
… This collection is the main work of cantor and composer Abraham Ber Birnbaum. It is a treatment of liturgical music for Cantor and choir, and consists of two …
Le-El elim : cantata for two solo voices with B.C.
… The piece is a cantata written for the Portuguese-Jewish community in Amsterdam. It … consists of four duets and two solos. A recording of this piece can be found in the JMRC Cd, Synagogal Music in …
Assessing Abraham Zvi Idelsohn’s Legacy
… Eighty Years after the Publication of Jewish Music in its Historical Development The year 2009 marks the eightieth … Using that book as a centerpiece, the three presenters in this proposed panel will explore different aspects of …
Ashkenazic and Italian Liturgy
… Ashkenazic and Italian Liturgy Chair: Eliyahu Schleifer Sharon Bernstein, … of Biblical texts, according to the Italian minhag. This minhag was followed by several communities in the …
Musical structure and "expressive motion" in East-Ashkenazi liturgical chant
… Congress Of Jewish Studies Jerusalem Session: Ashkenazi traditions: the Synagogue and Beyond, 3.8.09 Chair: Amalia Kedem Summary: This paper will focus on the connection between musical …
Contemporary American Jewish Music
… Ruth HaCohen Joel E. Rubin, Department of Music, University of Virginia “Redefining what a Jew means in this time”: Shifting aesthetics in the contemporary klezmer …
Bloch: Known and Unknown
… Unknown Chair: Clara Móricz Malcolm Miller, The Open University, London Bloch Reception and Wagner: Refutation or … on the immersion in the folk sources of one’s tradition. If this paradox was crucial to Bloch’s ‘modernity’, was he …