https://youtu.be/6NNqenvWGZU# Moshe Ubnei Yisrael | AmsterdamIn contrast to the eastern Sephardi musical traditions which are based on a complex array of Maqamim, the Spanish and Portuguese rite utilises a fixed system of non-metrical but highly defined melodic patterns.For the most part these recitatives are chanted as a solo by the Hazzan. Certain passages, however, having undergone a process of organic elaboration, have been transformed over time into a ‘melody’ sung by the congregation. An example of this phenomenon from the Amsterdam repertoire is in the ‘Emet Veyatsib’ following the Keriyat Shema on Shabbatot. Please like and share, and if you haven’t already, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. For an mp3 of this recording please visit my website, where there are 180 selections available for free downloading