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4. Las Tablas de la Ley (The Tablets of the Law)
… example of the vicissitudes of Sephardic oral memory. The music of ‘The Tablets of the Law’ has been preserved among …
Abraham Goldfaden
… his songs, as well as other popular Jewish and secular music. The initial performances of these musical theater pieces created movement to establish a … finally Bar Kochba (1883). Although Goldfaden had no formal musical education, he arranged the majority of the music for …
Ethiopian Jews in Israel - a Musical Ethnography
… Jewish-Ethiopian crafts (weaving, pottery, basketry) and music. The neighborhood had grown around an absorption … be fired at the kiln and put up for sale, and a traditional music and dance troupe . Also named Meseret , the troupe … in high-exposure general-public events, such as the Safed Music Festival and the Red Sea Jazz festival. The …
Brakha Tzefira
… His wife Hadassah, Brakha's beloved teacher, encouraged her musical talents, and proposed that Tzefira should sing … connected to the recognition of the acceptance of their own music among Western teachers. Her success in Shefeyah … motivated her teachers to send Tzefira to additional music studies. She moved to Jerusalem in order to study at …
Zay gezunt (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … 1935 [= Beregovski/Slobin 1982, p. 515, n. 4]. “Dance music [was played] to speed the parting guests, right up to …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … and publisher. There he also published poems of the New World (in Dos Yidishe Tageblat ) about Columbus, Washington, … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Andalusian Nuba
… of the Nuba, which is considered the pinnacle of Andalusian music, from its origins in 9 th century Spain, its arrival … Nuba is considered the most important type of North African music. The music's origins can be traced back to 9 th century Cordoba, …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … Yemenite folklore. Additionally, 'Adaki worked with the musician Menashe Ravina , who transcribed some of the … various jobs to sustain himself and his family, because his musical activities did not provide him with sufficient …
Doyne (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … or refer to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the … rather than dancing, doinas often serve to showcase a musician’s virtuosity and expressiveness, and …