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Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… in reestablishing a 'favourable attitude towards traditional Jewish observances, the Hebrew language, and the … convictions were supported by his wife's great interest in traditional Jewish music. Her efforts to educate the Jewish public in the value …
A.Z. Idelsohn and the Study of the Traditional Pronunciations of Hebrew (Hebrew)
… well-known for his pioneering work in the field of Hebrew musicology, primarily for his recording and research of the … groups, Idelsohn also became acquainted with their traditional pronunciations, which he described and discussed … Idelsohn distinguished nine different groups in the traditional pronunciations, his division being based on …
Plurivocality in the Liturgical Music of the Jews of San‘a (Yemen)
… Musicologists today agree that the traditional music of the … his or her own way - to deepen our understanding of the traditional musical styles of the Yemenite Jews. …
Inventing Jewish Music
… It was 1848, and the music of central Europe's Jewish communities was in a state … within Jewish society and challenged from without. Traditional music, once a symbol of Jewish identity and an … music … Jewish … Jewish traditions … Jewish community … Traditional music … Tradition … Musical traditions … Jewish …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… Temple in Jerusalem) constitutes one of the most ancient musical repositories in the Sephardi liturgy. Of particular musical richness are the qinot of the Sephardi communities … prayer book which includes the prayers for the four traditional fast days. The book is usually entitled Seder …
Remarks Concerning the Use of the Melograph in Ethnomusicological Studies
… The Melograph, by now, has become part and parcel of ethnomusicological research and no longer needs an introduction. … the Melograph in operation, the problems raised by the new musical material it provides, and the new methods of … Israel, and an examination of the changes occurring in the traditional singing of Aleppo Jews as a result of 'culture …
The Cantorial Fantasia of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
… chapter in synagogue chant. The aspect of cantorial music here considered forms part of the solo performed by … supplemented and countered the usual manner of improvising traditional tunes. The genuine homophony of synagogue chant … of long standing, two ways of realizing and elaborating traditional material are recognized in the early cantorial …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… Early Songs of the Land of Israel (1882-1946) . … Not all traditional Jewish holiday songs have survived in their … and its documentation are therefore formidable. However, musical renditions of the piyyut are rather rare and will be … that Kikhlot yeini has survived in two apparently unrelated musical strands which we have labeled “Zionist” and “Jewish” …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… and with the departure of the additional “soul at rest,” traditionally granted to believers during the Sabbath. … from B’nai Jeshrun: http://www.bj.org/spiritual-life/music-of-bj/invitation-to-piyyut-na/el-eliyahu/ Literary … new melodies were composed in Israel for this piyyut , or traditional melodies were arranged in a new style. For …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… New Findings about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a … texts of the Haggadah that were performed beforehand using traditional unmetered study or prayer formulae. A canon of …