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In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… Jewishness through music challenged the normative status of traditions of old. Browsing through my private collection of … that “the song betrays a secular socialist slant on the traditional Passover narrative, eliminating all references … monastery on the slopes of the mountain considered by tradition as Mount Sinai. It was a Passover celebration …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records of … unleashed upon Western Ashkenazi Jewry and its synagogue tradition. [33] Cantor Michel Heymann, a faithful … the third and fourth lines (C and D), probably in the traditional Ashkenazi loud murmur. Music is provided for all …
The Music of Kurdistan Jews - a Synopsis of their Musical Styles
… formation. It is only natural that the musical traditions of Kurdistan Jews should also have been … … Kurdistan Jews … Jews … Kurds … Culture … Musical traditions … Jewish cultural groups … Musical styles … The …
Musical Tradition and its Transmitters between Synagogue and Church
… and its applicability in the instance of the musical tradition of the old Synagogue; (2) the attitude of Western … matter. They constitute part of the various established traditions of a group and were invented, performed, and … of persons who acted as carriers of the liturgico-musical tradition between the institutions of Judaism and …
The Reliability of Oral Transmission: The Case of Samaritan Music
… adequate theories. In Vansina's words, 'the value of oral traditions as historical evidence is a problem that has not been solved, because the special nature of oral traditions as a source of information about the past has not … Thus the starting point for the study of an oral musical tradition must be an examination of the potential network of …
The Hasidic Dance-Niggûn - A Study Collection and its Classificatory Analysis
… also possess criteria formulated in their own traditional terms - according to which they judge whether a …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… biblical recitation is a central liturgical part; (b) the traditional study-sessions of biblical sections; and (c) … Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition … Uri Sharvit …
Notes on Bukharan Music in Israel
… by the possibility of finding survivals of Bukharan traditions in Israel, particularly in the area of secular … present state of Bukharan music among Central Asian Jews. … Tradition … 23259 … Bukhara … Bukharan Jews … Jewish traditions … Israel … Traditions … Musical traditions … …
Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… in reestablishing a 'favourable attitude towards traditional Jewish observances, the Hebrew language, and the … convictions were supported by his wife's great interest in traditional Jewish music. Her efforts to educate the Jewish … his progressive theological ideas and his love of Jewish tradition, and Mrs. Cohon with her love of Jewish music. … …
A.Z. Idelsohn: A Pioneer in Jewish Ethnomusicology
… that the music of biblical times survived in the living traditions of Jewish communities. It was also believed that …