Re: Geographic Origins of D'ror Yiqra

[Cantor Neil & Katie Schwartz <schwartz...>]

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>So is there a D'ror Yiqra maven who can help me out on this?
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Mazal Tov on passing the Bar Exam.  Unfortunately there are at
least a dozen fairly common melodies out there for D'ror Yikra.
One of the better-know versions is "Sefardic-Oriental" in style,
possibly Yemenite.  There are several Eastern European Ashkenazic
versions, almost all of which are in a minor mode.

For Good info on the poem and several melodies, please obtain
the "Zemirot Anthology" and the new "Zemirot Songbook" from
Tara Publications.  The former has a cassette and the latter
has a CD (for an extra charge, but worth it).  They are at:

        http://jewishmusic.com          1-800-TARA-400

Hope this helps.
                                        Cantor Neil Schwartz