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A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
… that it had on his music. One of Zorn's Bands, Masada, is featured prominently in this film. Masada is a quartet …
Freylekhs
… found it difficult to point out unique musical features of the Freylekhs when compared to the Sha'ar, the …
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…
Hay ram galeh
… the modern Egyptian song Hayrana Laih by Daoud Hosni that featured in our previous Song of the Month. Hay ram galeh …
Responsorial Singing
… musical role of the ḥ azzan , it remained significant feature of Western Ashkenazic ( minhag ashkenaz ) synagogue …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
Cute Boy, Charming Girl
Cute Boy, Charming Girl: Children’s Songs of the Modern Hebrew Nation(1882-1948)…
Ahavat ‘Olamim
Ahavat ‘olamim (Everlasting Love) is an original production based on a performance held…
In Ale Gasn\ Hey Hey Daloy Politsey
… Old Yiddish Folksongs has a similar melody to the one featured here. The rest of the verses come from a song …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… the “common” melody into one type. He also points out the features that separate these three sub-types. Avenary shows … foundations of the melody and its relationship to some features of the Ashkenazi Torah chant. Placing the three … Western and the “alternative” or Eastern, have some common features: interesting motivic relationships can be observed …