Research Article

Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive

Number: 27 May 31, 2023
  • Gila Flam *
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Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive

Abstract

The field of Jewish Music research originated at the beginning of the twentieth century, when Abraham Zwi Idelsohn came to Jerusalem and began to document oral traditions of Jewish oriental communities in music transcriptions and sound recordings. Idelsohn's pioneering work set the ground for further research and recording of Jewish music. In 1935 a German-Jewish musicologist, Robert Lachmann, continued Idelsohn's work, and recorded the traditions of Jews, Arabs, and other communities living in Jerusalem and Palestine at the time. The emphasis of both of their work was on liturgical, traditional music transmitted orally and reflected ancient Jewish music. In 1965, the National Sound Archives was established in the National Library of Israel, and researchers continue to record traditional music along with popular music and other genres of music. In this paper, I claim that, despite the developments in technology and the production of popular music, the center of the National Sound Archives’ work remained loyal to its intellectual and practical founders.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Urban Policy

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Early Pub Date

May 30, 2023

Publication Date

May 31, 2023

Submission Date

May 2, 2023

Acceptance Date

May 11, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 27

APA
Flam, G. (2023). Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, 27, 148-158. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805
AMA
1.Flam G. Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2023;(27):148-158. doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805
Chicago
Flam, Gila. 2023. “Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, nos. 27: 148-58. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805.
EndNote
Flam G (May 1, 2023) Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 27 148–158.
IEEE
[1]G. Flam, “Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive”, MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, no. 27, pp. 148–158, May 2023, doi: 10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805.
ISNAD
Flam, Gila. “Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 27 (May 1, 2023): 148-158. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805.
JAMA
1.Flam G. Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2023;:148–158.
MLA
Flam, Gila. “Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, no. 27, May 2023, pp. 148-5, doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805.
Vancouver
1.Gila Flam. Abraham Zwi Idelsohn and Robert Lachmann: The Intellectual and the Practical Founders of the Israeli National Sound Archive. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2023 May 1;(27):148-5. doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1306805