Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music
Author: Macy Nulman
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
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Music in Jewish Thought
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Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-09-17
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0786455098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith the nineteenth century came new freedom for European Jews. Enjoying an integration that had been denied since the Middle Ages, they now wrestled with the form and degree of that integration in all areas of their lives, including in their creation, appreciation, and criticism of music. The writings focus on Jewish musicology, biography, historical surveys, secular music and songs performed in the synagogue.
The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music
Author: Joshua S. Walden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-11-19
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 1107023459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA global history of Jewish music from the biblical era to the present day, with chapters by leading international scholars.
Jewish Music
Author: Abraham Zebi Idelsohn
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780486271477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this landmark of musical scholarship, the leading 20th-century authority on Jewish music describes and analyzes its elements and characteristics, and chronicles its development from the earliest appearance of Semitic song 2000 years ago to the early 20th century. Liberally illustrating every type of music discussed, the book examines the music as a tonal expression of Judaism, Jewish life and the spiritual aspects of Jewish culture.
The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio
Author: Christopher H. Sterling
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-04-12
Total Pages: 965
ISBN-13: 1135176841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio is an essential single-volume reference guide to this vital and evolving medium. Comprised of more than 300 entries spanning the invention of radio to the Internet, this refernce work addresses personalities, music genres, regulations, technology, programming and stations, the "golden age" of radio and other topics relating to radio broadcasting throughout its history. The entries are updated throughout and the volume includes nine new entries on topics ranging from podcasting to the decline of radio.
Passport to Jewish Music
Author: Irene Heskes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1994-06-30
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 031338911X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this book is to present a survey of Jewish music to illuminate its special role as a mirror of history, tradition, and cultural heritage. The 27 topical chapters have been placed within a modified chronological perspective to present a historic picture of virtually every important development in Jewish music. The book represents a culmination of several decades of the author's dedicated labor and scholarly study in this field.
The A to Z of Sacred Music
Author: Joseph P. Swain
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0810876213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNearly all religious traditions have reserved a special place for sacred music. Whether it is music accompanying a ritual or purely for devotional purposes, music composed for entire congregations or for the trained soloist, or music set to holy words or purely instrumental, in some form or another, music is present. In fact, in some traditions the relation between the music and the ritual is so intimate that to distinguish between them would be inaccurate. The A to Z of Sacred Music covers the most important aspects of the sacred music of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and other smaller religious groups. It provides useful information on all the significant traditions of this music through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, instruments, fundamental documents and sources, significant places, and important musical compositions.
Discovering Jewish Music
Author: Marsha Bryan Edelman
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Published: 2007-03-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780827610279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer
Author: Macy Nulman
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Published: 1996-02-01
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 1461631246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen years in the making, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer is a monumental achievement. Never before has such a comprehensive resource been available to those searching for answers to questions on Jewish prayer. Macy Nulman has provided, in one unique, accessible volume, information on each and every prayer recited in the Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions, creating an invaluable tool for study or quick reference. Prayer books are essentially cumulative anthologies that evolved over time as new prayers were added. Study of these prayers reveals insights into the history of Judaism, providing a deeper appreciation of the heritage that has sustained the Jewish people throughout the centuries. This volume, through its encyclopedic format, makes such a study easy and enjoyable. Arranged alphabetically by prayer, the encyclopedia entries include extensive liturgical information on the prayers, their composers and development, the laws and customs surrounding them, and their place in the service. All prayers, including not only prayers recited in the synagogue, but also the Grace After Meals and the prayers to be said before going to bed, prayers for special occasions such as weddings and circumcisions, prayers for the funeral ritual and for private devotion, are featured. The entries make extensive use of cross-referencing and bibliographical information to facilitate further study. In addition, the author discusses the many poetic insertions, known as piyyutim, recited on special Sabbaths, Holy Days, and festivals. Concise and easy to consult, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer contains several indexes: two title indexes - one in Hebrew and one in transliteration - as well as an index of biblical verses and a name index. Additionally, a glossary defining technical terms and vocabulary associated with the prayers is provided. This important, one-of-a-kind reference volume is ideal for scholars, students, and others who want to know more about Jewish tradition.
Klezmer
Author: Walter Zev Feldman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016-10-03
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 0190636416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKlezmer: Music, History, and Memory is the first comprehensive study of the musical structure and social history of klezmer music, the music of the Jewish musicians' guild of Eastern Europe. Emerging in 16th century Prague, the klezmer became a central cultural feature of the largest transnational Jewish community of modern times - the Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe. Much of the musical and choreographic history of the Ashkenazim is embedded in the klezmer repertoire, which functioned as a kind of non-verbal communal memory. The complex of speech, dance, and musical gesture is deeply rooted in Jewish expressive culture, and reached its highest development in Eastern Europe. Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory reveals the artistic transformations of the liturgy of the Ashkenazic synagogue in klezmer wedding melodies, and presents the most extended study available in any language of the relationship of Jewish dance to the rich and varied klezmer music of Eastern Europe. Author Walter Zev Feldman expertly examines the major written sources--principally in Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, and Romanian--from the 16th to the 20th centuries. He draws upon the foundational notated collections of the late Tsarist and early Soviet periods, as well as rare cantorial and klezmer manuscripts from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. He has conducted interviews with authoritative European-born klezmorim over a period of more than thirty years, in America, Europe, and Israel. Thus, his analysis reveals both the musical and cultural systems underlying the klezmer music of Eastern Europe.
