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Tonality and Motivic Interrelationships in the Performance Practice of Nusach
… and tools of music theory and analysis of Ashkenazi liturgical music may apply to the performance practice of this discipline. The first section explores the scalar …
Toward A Clearer Definition of the Magen Avot Mode
… which resulted in a distorted perception of these modes. This paper first examines the roots and specific … Avot' and then moves on to propose a new model for a definition of the mode. The model is based on the musical …
Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century
… This monograph presents the existing literary evidence … the works, and background on the musical occasions in which this music was performed. 144p. Revised and enlarged version …
The Spanish and the Sephardic Romances: Musical links
… are provided for romances from the two repertoires. This study represents the first discovery of melodic similarities between the two repertoires. … 91 … 91 … 2 … 3 … …
Jews and Hungarians in Modern Hungarian Musical Culture
… Collection title: Studies in contemporary Jewry. IX (1993): Modern Jews … the Hungarian cultural consciousness - indeed identity - to this day. … 51 … 51 … 3 … Studies in Contemporary Jewry … …
Maramaros: The lost Jewish music of Transylvania
… (formerly Maramaros, in Hungarian) was a Jewish community in Transylvania that, prior to World War II, had a rich … Zoltan Simon joined with the band Muzsikas to explore this lost repertoire - particularly the links between …
Jewish Liturgical Music from the Bible to Hasidism
… attempting to cover two millennia and the whole diaspora, this short article highlights some important developments in JM without pretending to cover the whole span. … 2 … Sacred …
The Priestly Blessing in the Ashkenazi Synagogue: Ritual and Chant
… 'The Purpose of this article is to survey the traditional developments of … congregations of Germany and North America. In order to do this properly we must probe into the various spiritual …
The Klezmer Tradition in the Land of Israel
… This publication presents the klezmer repertoire that developed in Israel, especially in the 20th century. It treats the history of the local klezmer tradition, … discusses the stylistic characteristics and genres of this music in the past and in the present and clarifies the …
Romancing the Romance: Perceptions (and Boundaries) of the Judeo-Spanish Ballad
… so, the Judeo-Spanish romance has enjoyed a rise in popularity. Throughout this period there have been discrepancies between the …