Music of Israel Flashcards
fusion of Jewish and non jewish traditions to create music
Music of Israel
public sing alongs
Shira B’Tzibur
List the musical forms
Religious, Secular, Piyyutim, Dance & Israeli folk music, Shabbat, Hanukkah, Haggadah(Passover)
Form of Israel
Improvisatory
Timbre of Israel
Throaty, guttural
Melody of Israel
Complex modal system
Harmony/Texture of Israel
Heterophony,
highly ornamented.
Rythym of Israel
complicated metric system and modes of middle east
Israeli music was highly influenced by its
neighboring countries
Israel also has
refined a rich
tradition of
Classical European Music
tunes translated to new lyrics in Hebrew
Russian Folk Music
5 Influences of Israel Music
Russian, Klezmer, Muzika Mizrahit, Jewish Yemenite music, Bouzuki
musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews, from Yiddish or new Hebrew words
Klezmer
combines eastern and western elements
Muzika Mizrahit
music of ancient hebrews usually performed in home in a window lined room at the top of a house
Jewish Yemenite Music
Greek style music into hebrew
Bouzoki
Two Major forces
Zionist and Political
movement which encouraged the creation and dissemination of Israeli music
Zionist
struggle against fascism which led many European born musicians to leave the holy land
Political
Divisions of Israeli folk music
Devotional and Secular
Almost entirely vocal, Shofar is used to call for prayer and repentance, attributes sabbath
Devotional
instruments and vocal music, used for the passage event, rhythmic and popular romantic text
Secular
leader of prayer in synagogue
Hazan
Israeli folk song traditionally sung at Jewish
celebrations.
Hava Nagila
