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For niggunei ha-mikra, see Hebrew cantillation. For an overview of similar music, see Religious Jewish music.

A nigun (Hebrew: ื ื™ื’ื•ืŸ, 'tune' or 'melody'; pl. nigunim) or niggun (pl. niggun) is a form of Ashkenazi Jewish vocal music sung in group settings. Nigunim are melodic tunes, often using repetitive non-lexical vocables such as "bim-bim-bam", "lai-lai-lai", "yai-yai-yai", or "ai-ai-ai" rather than with formal lyrics. Sometimes, a nigun is expressed as a mystical musical form of Jewish prayer or glossolalia.[1] Hebrew Biblical verses or quotes from other classical Jewish texts are sometimes sung repetitively to form a nigun. Some nigunim are sung as prayers of lament, while others may be joyous or victorious in theme.[2][3]

Musar Movement Nigunim

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The Musar movement has also used nigunim, based on the realization of how music affects the inner (i.e., spiritual) life. In the 19th century, the Musar movement developed its own distinctive nigun chanting traditions.[4] In the 21st century, nigunim may be used at the start and end of Musar study sessions,[5] potentially fostering an emotional Musar experience.[6]

See also

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Nigunim by:

Other Jewish spiritual practices:

Citations

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  1. ^ "The Nigun". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  2. ^ Haida Archived 1999-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Touchstone Sacred Dance Library, Accessed February 2014.
  3. ^ Music In Kaballah, The Nigun's Influence on the Soul From the book Shirat HaLev (The Song of the Heart) by Shmuel Stern โ€“ Translated by Gita Levi. Accessed February 2014.
  4. ^ Muir, S. "Hasidism and Mitnagdism in the Russian Empire: the (mis)use of Jewish music in Polish-Lithuanian Russia" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Afternoons of Mussar". mussarinstitute.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  6. ^ Stone, Ira (2013-05-14). A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBNย 9781620328750.

General and cited references

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  • Pinson, DovBer, Inner Rhythms: The Kabbalah of Music, Jason Aronson, Inc. 2000. Excellent chapters on the history of Jewish music, the various types and uses of Hasidic nigunim, etc.
  • Stern, Shmuel, Shirat HaLev (Trans The Song of the Heart) Translated by Gita Levi.
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  • CMusic - Lyrics & Reviews for Chasidus Music

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may consist of speeches on Torah subjects, singing of melodies known as niggunim (singular niggun) and zemirot ("hymns"), with refreshments being served

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Chabad

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