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Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
A term from the Kabbalah, that refers to a heavenly hall in which entrance is permitted…

Forshpil (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

Krakoviak (LKT)
… young people was [the] ‘vals’ ...” [Podalia, c. 1909].” Tshernovetski 1946, pp. 97-114 . “The Jewish folkmusic, as …
Ehud Manor
Ehud Manor won the Israel Prize in 1998. As part of the reasons for the award, it was…
10. Ñāṇṇaṭĕ Maṇavāḷan (Prosper, Prosper! - Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
A competition song sung responsively between the party of the bride (marked below as B)…
56. El sentenciado del bajá (Mlle Mariette)
A truncated version of the romance El sentenciado del bajá (CMP H23) documented in few…
29. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… Aaron and concludes with Jacob's blessing of Serah Bat Asher, in a version different from that of Song no. 19. S …

Shtoktants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Musical Traditions of the Ethiopian Jews
The dramatic immigration of the Ethiopian Jews from their country of origin to Israel in…
Joseph Dorfman
Joseph Dorfman was born in Odessa, Ukraine. He studied Piano and Composition at the…