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Sword of the Dove: A Judeo-Spanish Purim Fantasia
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About Sword Of The Dove: A Judeo-Spanish Purim Fantasia
Product Description This is a Purim 'fantasia', a musical collection of fabulous, intriguing, surprising melodies created, remembered, preserved and adapted by the Spanish Jews. Our collection offers traditions from many different Sephardic communities, in Hebrew and Judeo-Spanish. The variety of expressions from spiritual through humorous parody reflects the wide dimension of the character of the holiday. In order to introduce as wide a perspective of the content of the texts, we have begun many versions in the middle of the narrative, since many of the songs have the same words, particularly at the beginning. The texts tell the stories of Purim which have been preserved in Coplas and Piyutim. The versions of the songs on this recording have, with the exception of one version of 'Purim Lanu,' (from the Idelsohn collection, Volume 3) come from the remarkable anthology of Isaac Levy, Antologia de Liturgia Judeo-Española. These notated versions of the melodies which have informed and inspired our composed arrangements, were collected by Levy from many communities of the Spanish Jews. These songs were among the first repertoire we had the pleasure of discovering from the treasure chest of Judeo-Spanish music, melodies which have stayed with us for 22 years. About the Artist Voice of the Turtle has performed concerts of Judeo-Spanish (Sephardic) music for 22 years. The group's signature instrumental and vocal arrangements of rarely heard repertoire have been heard nationally and internationally, and have been acclaimed by critics including the Boston Globe, The New York Times, and HaAretz. Voice of the Turtle uses an expansive palette of instruments which reflect the complex and intriguing paths of exile of the Spanish Jews since 1492 through North Africa, the Balkans, and the Near and Middle East -- saz, 'ud, baglama, rebec, kamanja, shawms, chalumeaux, bombards, flutes, middle eastern percussion, as well as modern instruments. Derek Burrows, Lisle Kulbach, Jay Rosenberg, and Artistic Director Judith Wachs are all the original members of the group. The group has performed in almost every state of the United States, and in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Madrid, Hong Kong, Maastricht and Jerusalem.
