Kaddish – Music as Prayer
Albert Combrink2009-09-22T12:52:16+02:00Jewish Cemetary in Krakow
The first time I heard the Kaddish, it struck me very deeply. I did not understand the language; I did not know what it was about. All I know is that it was the most beautiful melody I had ever heard. That opening phrase with its flattened second note of the scale was absolutely hypnotic. The language I did not know: strange and earthy. When it built to its climax, I was swept with it.
Ritualistic and from the depths of the soul, the [read more…]