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50. Little Sinai Mountain
… This song about the giving of the Torah combines several narratives from midrash with unique and charming Kerala … 4:38n207). The midrashic story portrayed in stanza 4 is a narrative that Ginzberg calls “The Contest of the Mountains” … a verbal anthropomorphic image of Mount Sinai’s shy, humble personality and character as well as its physical …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… joy to us; bless us, God, we pray! This lively and engaging narrative song about Joseph is a composite of oral and … granted happiness like that of Joseph and his family. The personal voice of the narrator initially draws the audience … and kept his lower garment (Genesis 39:12). Zacharia (2001, personal communication) noted the dramatic and humorous …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … take a ritual bath before sexual intercourse. Likewise, of personal concern to the women singers would have been the … … Moshav Taoz, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
42. Adam the First Person
… composed in the 20th century. According to Zacharia (2001, personal communication) it seems to be a modern song with no … … Moshav Aviezer, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
Rabbi David Buzaglo
… public from Casablanca, is also a matter of contrasting narratives. On one hand, it was the policy of the Jewish … be discounted. This chapter is partly informed by these personal acquaintances and by my reflexive awareness of …
Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… collected in fieldwork. [3] Edwin Seroussi employs a narrative strategy, analyzing “the conception, performance, … choices. Furthermore, local Hasidic traditions and Rebbes’ personal preferences certainly found musical expression in … and/or complexity, have always been performed solo; the personal, subjective impact of the singer—a menagen (Yiddish …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… of the Jewish past have moved far beyond this constricting narrative to recover Jewish culture, economics, politics, … life was characterized by endless wandering and ended in personal suffering. What is missing from our understanding … life of Shoshanah’s father, a rich portrait of a complex personality whose complete dedication to his life project …
Fog al-Nakhal (فوق النخل): Multicultural and Transnational Journeys of an Iraqi Folksong
… communities. Moreover, each community constructed its own narrative about the song in order to foster a sense of … traditional song, Tassa reclaims a heritage that is highly personal and familial as well as communal, preserving the … [4] Manasseh, Sara. Personal Interview June 5, 2017 with Courtney Blue. [5] …
Ethiopian Jews in Israel - a Musical Ethnography
… dramatic airlifts from Sudan, and the romantic allure of narratives of origin and return that framed them as “lost … about the origins of the community; Beta Israel’s own narratives of origin; their evolving relationships with … applied to post-immigration communal situations and personal mindsets, including sentiments of loss and …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… . Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020. Biographical narratives are often based on the idea of historical … (5). This means that the differentiation between the personal history of a protagonist and a generalized … meaning” in his title. After all, Unger’s story involves a personal and cultural journey that begins with the …