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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of … reviews the great significance of the ‘Akedah narrative in Ashkenazi culture, as expressed through the poems that were … the story of the Binding of Isaac entered the Ashkenazi prayer rite. These poems, known as ‘Akedah piyyutim , are …
The Influence of Choral Elements on the Formation and Development of the Piyyût Genres (Hebrew)
… period the vocal participation of the congregation in the prayers was minimal. It is excluded by the early … The same attitude also prevailed in Italy and in the Ashkenazic area, and is similarly reflected by the piyyûtim …
The Priestly Blessing in the Ashkenazi Synagogue: Ritual and Chant
… the kohanim stand barefoot in front of the ark with their prayer shawls covering their heads, bodies and hands, with … for the ritual and they are all worthy of research. Yet the Ashkenazi traditions have developed the richest variety of chants, melodies and compositions for the PB. … Ashkenazi people … Tradition … 9593 … Ashkenazi … Ashkenazim …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… of the major publications undertaken in the field of the Ashkenazi liturgy. We quote from the introduction to the … most significant transcriptions of the oral tradition of Ashkenazic ḥazzanut. More specifically, this compendium, … particularly the role of the congregation during the prayer services.” Recordings of a selection from Maier …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… other pedagogical texts) with liturgical ones (blessings, prayers and psalms). The musical repertoire for the … in a liquid] once; on this night, twice. The traditional Ashkenazi learning tune Already in the late Middle Ages … 15a). This remark by the most authoritative source on the Ashkenazi musical minhag (custom) singles out the Four …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… worshippers were seeking more accessible, communal modes of prayer. Friedman’s early compositions were designed to be … text. A number of melodies for 'Shema' Koleinu' written by Ashkenazi composers in the twentieth century are in the … route and set the melody in the major scale. In Ashkenazi cantorial music, the major scale and its …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… 1. Bavaria/Frankfurt-Main 2. Venizia/Gorizia 3. Province Ashkenazi/Sephardi Ashkenazi/Sephardi Ashkenazi/Sephardi 3 Ashkenazi/Sephardi 4 … close association between Temple sacrifices and synagogue prayers. Since the loss of the Temple, prayer has fulfilled …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… Russia, Ukraine and Poland and is now widely practiced in Ashkenazi congregations around the world. There are six sets of melodies or “modes” in the Eastern Ashkenazi tradition of Biblical cantillation; I will … however, mirrors the inner transformation sought through prayer and t’shuvah (repentance) during this liturgical …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… transliterated in Latin letters in an inconsistent mix of Ashkenazic and Sephardic pronunciations. None of the songs … to 1901. The text appears to have many similarities to the prayer sung (or more precisely, melodeclamated) by Ashkenazic women at the end of Shabbat known as “Got fun …
Moritz Rosenhaupt
… in the scholarly literature concerning the Western Ashkenazi tradition. Those closer to his time thought … Writings by Rosenhaupt Rosenhaupt translated Hebrew prayers to German and also compiled manuals for the teaching …