Guide to the Sephardic Liturgical Music Collection undated, 1931-1975

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Guide to the Sephardic Liturgical Music Collection undated, 1931-1975

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The liturgical music of the Sephardic tradition differ in their melody and cantillation then theAshkenazic tradition. This collection was assembled by James Putney in order to document the liturgical music of the Spanish-Portuguese tradition in both print and audio. This collection contains several phonographs recording Sephardic liturgical music. Additionally, a magnetic tape contains chanting by David Ricardo, noted scholarof Sephardic liturgical music, of numerous non-holiday verses that Putney recorded in 1980. This collection also contains David Ricardo’s a collection of musical charts compiled in 1975. Other books include Israel Adler’s and . There is also composed or arranged by James Putney. Selected Tunes: From the Portuguese Jews’ Congregation: Amsterdam Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century Sephardi Melodies: being the Traditional Liturgical Chants of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation: London by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation London Torah Cantillation: According to the Amsterdam Minhag

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Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Shearith Israel - often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654 in New Amsterdam by Jews who arrived from Dutch Brazil. Until 1825, when Jewish immigrants from Germany established a congregation, it was the only Jewish congregation in New York City....

Putney, James

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This collection was assembled by James Putney, an aficionado of Sephardic music and liturgy music and musician. James went to Israel in the 1970s to learn from noted Sephardic music scholar David Ricardo how to chant the Torah. This collection provides some examples not only in print but also in audio. From the guide to the Guide to the Sephardic Liturgical Music Collection, undated, 1931-1975, (American Sephardi Federation at the Center for Jewish History) ...

Ricardo, David, 1772-1823

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Economist. From the description of Letter of David Ricardo, 1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449517 English economist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gatcomb[e] Park, to "Dear Sir,", 1821 Dec. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617363 David Ricardo, 1772-1823, was born in London, the third son of a Portuguese Jewish family that had moved to London from Amsterdam. After attending school in London, Ricardo was sent to Amsterdam ...

Levy, John

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Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation (London, England)

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Adler, Israel

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