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The history of religious Jewish music spans the evolution of cantorial, synagogal, and Temple melodies since Biblical times. The earliest synagogal music of which we have any account was based on the system used in the Temple in Jerusalem .
Nigun refers to religious songs and tunes that are sung by groups. It is a form of voice instrumental music, often without any lyrics or words, although sounds like “bim-bim-bam” or “Ai-ai-ai!” are often used. Sometimes, Bible verses or quotes from other classical Jewish texts are sung repetitively in the form of a nigun.
Tavim.net (Hebrew site) – Chords and Sheet Music for Israeli Songs; Nostalgia (Hebrew site) – history of Israeli song with downloads of historic recordings in the public domain; SongNet- lyrics of Israeli songs; YouTunes – lyrics and clips of Israeli songs; HebrewSongs.com; Punkrock.co.il - Web E-zine dedicated to Israeli Punk Rock.
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In America, aside from America's own Yiddish theatres, songwriters and composers employed Yiddish folk and theatre songs, along with synagogue modes and melodies, as material for the music of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood. [4] [5] Irving Berlin was one of the popular composers to move from Yiddish song to English songs. [6]
There are many songs about Jerusalem from various time periods, especially nationalistically-themed songs from the time of the Six-Day War, when East Jerusalem passed from Jordanian control to Israeli. Additionally many Biblical Psalms, styled as songs, were written specifically about Jerusalem. Jewish liturgy and hymns are rife with references ...
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