… From the fifth line onwards, the first letter of each line forms an acrostic that spells out the Hebrew alphabet. It is …

… Kutzatsky, Bulgar, Pas d’Espagne , Vingerka , Waltz , forms of popular Russian, Polish, and Rumanian dances.” …

Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…

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… accretions that have obscured its pristine primordial forms. Second, the enrichment of this “pure” cantorial … voices a capella (substituting older improvised Ashkenazi forms of choral accompaniment), partially based on … but active in Paris). The “German model” found diverse forms of expression that reflect local aesthetic …

מבוא1 "אין ספק שמבין פיוטי הסליחות ישנו אחד שהפך ללהיט. השלאגר של הסליחות. זה לא ש"…

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule…