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Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… musical patterns. When reproducing Yosl’s nigunim, folk singers sensed a freedom to recreate them through … on friars’ estates, military brass bands, itinerant singers who blended Western European-style melodies into … inter alia, vocal colors shared by cantors and opera singers with vocal nuances reminiscent of crying. This voice …
Shoshana Liessmann
Studied Jewish Studies and Musicology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-…
Nuba of Gold and Light - Nuba d'or et de la lumiere
The literal meaning of the word nuba is “taking turns.” This is the name given to a…
Sheva' Berakhot ("Seven Blessings")
The Sheva' berakhot ("Seven Blessings") are a central component of the Jewish wedding…
Diwan
In Arab culture, a Diwan is an anthology of poems by one or several poets. In the…
Opfirn di mekhutonim (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
The Archives of the World Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine, 1936-1940, at the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem
The World Centre for Jewish Music was established in 1936 by German and Austrian…
Had Gadya
… story. It begins with a kid bought by the “father” (of the singer-subject of the song), which in the next verse is … dell’est (‘At the Eastern Fair’) composed by the Italian singer and song-writer Angelo Branduardi in 1976. As opposed …
Hirsch Weintraub
Hirsch Weintraub was born in Dubno, Poland. He was the son of cantor-composer Solomon…
Di Kishefmakerin (The Sorceress)
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This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: '…