… relations dominating the encounters between European ethnomusicologists and their subjects of inquiry in Israel. Our … (from 1952 onwards) sought in Israel for a place where the musical tradition of their ancestors as they knew it was … units within each ‘eda, and therefore discards local musical lore in favor of a generic repertoire related to …

… the words ' Yishar koa h .'      The Simple Reading The musical capabilities of the priests are very diverse and … on the priest. Some of the priests have received no musical training. In fact, many were not even trained to … Lithuanian and Latvian synagogues, they were even sung as chorales. At the end of every line of the Priestly Blessing, …

… Spain to the Four Corners of the Earth." Inter-American Music Review 17 (1-2): 77-90. Barnea, Ezra. 1996. "The … Hatefillah as Dominant in Our Era." J ournal of Jewish Music and Liturgy 19: 19-30. Bar-Tal, Daniel, and Dikla … Communities." Context 21: 41-59. Born, Georgina. 2005. "On Musical Mediation: Ontology, Technology and Creativity." …

… focusing on changes introduced to the text and the music within different historical contexts and local Jewish … version has become a popular song among Yiddish and klezmer musicians over the past few decades. Performers and adapters … place; two are the bride and groom; three are the klezmer musicians; four are the parents of the bride and groom ( …

… and below each word. However, the chant also has clear musical features, with a variety of scales, motives, … In the present paper, I will provide a new perspective on musical features of Jewish cantillation in the Eastern … I will characterize each mode with a variety of music-analytical tools (not only in terms of scales, as is …