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These hollow, spool-shaped terra-cotta objects from Beth Shemesh would hold one or more pellets (often small pebbles) that when shaken would produce a sound. They have been considered babies’ toys…
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Beth Shemesh, Land of Israel
(Tel Bet Shemesh, Israel)
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Iron Age II, Late 8th–6th Century BCE
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At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites, wherever they lived, were sought out and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate a joyful dedication with thanks-giving and with song, accompanied…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat,
sat and wept,
as we thought of Zion.
There on the poplars
we hung up our lyres,
for our captors asked us there for songs,
our tormentors, for amusement,
“Si…
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Biblical Period
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A dull, rhythmic tremor thudded inside the room over and over again, as if someone was pounding on the wall behind her head with his fists. She sat up in bed and tried to get up. After several vain…
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Yehoshua Kenaz
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Petah Tikva, Israel
Date:
1991
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Let us begin with the most basic questions: Can oral traditions of music constitute a reliable source for historical research? While this question is applicable to most music…
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Edwin Seroussi
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Ramat Gan, Israel
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1996
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How is a song born?
Like a baby.
At first it hurts
But then, it comes out
And everyone is happy
And suddenly—
How wonderful!
It’s walking
All on its own.
How is a song born?
Like…
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Yehonatan Geffen
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1978
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He had houses made for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the Ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. Then David gave orders that…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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The first issue that should have occurred to a European-born, reality-sensitive composer upon immigration to the Land of Israel is: Is the musical…
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Alexander Uriah Boskowicz
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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1953
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At home I have a blue piano,
I, who cannot play a note.
It stands in the gloom of the cellar door,
now that the world has grown coarse.
The four hands of the stars play there
—the moonwife sang…
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Else Lasker-Schüler
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1943
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Prepare the feast
of perfect faith,
the delight of the Holy King.
Prepare the feast of the King.
This is the feast
of the Lesser Presence;
the Ancient Eminence and Field of Apples
assemble…
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Isaac Tyrnau, Shim’on Levi Gintsburg, Isaac Luria
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ca. 1565