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Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… strata, makes it possible to speculate in regards to the musical development of the tradition, despite the lack of early documentation of the musical aspect. One might assume that several modes and … the text and music change from genre to genre. In the Hassidic songs, even when they have words, the music is …
Ba'al Menagen\ Menagen
… Negina,' signify a person who is gifted with one of these musical skills: singing with a good voice; proficiency in … with accurate singing; composing of Niggunim; and any other musical talent. For example, 'our old rabbi [=Shneur Zalman … part A, 41. … Played by Moshe Berlin and band, Bnei Brack Hassidic wedding. June 20th 1991. Musical Transcription … …
Hora
… r Moshe (Musa) Berlin (b. 1937), who took his tunes from musical scores and records published in the U.S., used the … Rav.' 8 In the second half of the twentieth century, Hassidic and Lithuanian Yeshiva students in Israel, who … accepted the Hora dance. Following their example, in some Hassidic weddings the Hora was also danced by the adults. …
Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
… hall in which entrance is permitted only through song or music. There is a common belief that the Heikhal Hanegina is … in the Kabbalah teachings of the 'Ari' (Isaac Luria). The Hassidic movement, which evolved in the 18 th century and … (Kabbalistic wise men), and later the leaders of the Hassidic movement, spoke of Tsadikim (righteous men) who …
Freylekhs
… term that, in this case, signifies a musical genre. It seems that Freylekhs tunes comprised … and the Skutchne. Feldman also views the Freylekhs as a musical genre, however to define these tunes as a musical … solo dances as well. According to some sources, including Hassidic ones, Freylekhs Niggunim were played while …
Admor
… our rabbi). It is a synonym to Tsadik, the leader of a Hassidic community, and to the Rebe (in Yiddish), pronounced … Zemirot with them. He also took the job of renewing the musical tradition of the dynasty, and acted as a musical leader [3] . His son and successor was not as …
Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 2)
… Union College. It was published in New York (by Hensley Music Co.: Metro Music Co.) in 1966. Papernikoff's text … from minor to major. The scale used in this stanza is the Hassidic mode (Shteiger) 'Ahava Raba.' The use of the Hassidic mode offers a chilling reference to the old Jewish …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
… whether with or without text, are considered the core of musical creativity in all hassidic communities. They are mostly performed at the Hassidic tish (festive meals in presence of the rebbe …
Zemirot
… which are sung during and directly after Sabbath meals. The musical versions are numerous and heterogeneous reflecting a … already in use in other functions adapted to Zemirot texts. Hassidic dance melodies were particularly popular. 4. In the … of newly-composed settings for Zemirot as part of the Neo- Hassidic musical genre which gained popularity in Jewish …
Fal
… that from the first generations of the Hasidic movement, musically skilled Hasidim were aware to the fact that a … follows: the four sections symbolize the four stages of the hassidic worship of the lord: preparation, beginning of … in Zalmanoff's book. [6] Vinaver-Schleifer, Anthology of Hassidic Music , p. 150, and no. 47 [pp. 156-163]. … …