Passport to Jewish Music

Passport to Jewish Music
Author: Irene Heskes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1994-06-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 031338911X

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The 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.

Perspectives on Jewish Music

Perspectives on Jewish Music
Author: Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2009-09-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0739141546

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Perspectives on Jewish Music presents five unique and engaging explorations of Jewish music. Areas covered include self-expression in contemporary Jewish secular music, the rise of popular music in the American synagogue, the theological requirements of the cantor, the role of women in Sephardic music and society, and the personal reflections of a leading figure in American synagogue music. Its wide-ranging topics and disciplinary approaches give evidence for the centrality of music in Jewish religious and secular life, and demonstrate that Jewish music is as diverse as the Jews themselves. From these studies, readers will gain an appreciation of both what Jewish music is and what it does. This book will be useful for students, practitioners, and scholars of Jewish secular and religious music and Jewish cultural studies, as well as ethnomusicologists specializing in Jewish or religious music.

The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music

The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music
Author: Joshua S. Walden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2015-11-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1107023459

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A global history of Jewish music from the biblical era to the present day, with chapters by leading international scholars.

Emotions in Jewish Music

Emotions in Jewish Music
Author: Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2012-02-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0761856765

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Emotions in Jewish Music is an insider’s view of music’s impact on Jewish devotion and identity. Written by cantors who have devoted themselves to the study and execution of Jewish music, the book’s six chapters explore a wide range of musical contexts and encounters. Topics include the spiritual influence of secular Israeli tunes, the use and meaning of traditional synagogue modes, and the changing nature of Jewish worship. The approaches are both personal and scholarly, describing the experiential side of Jewish music in both practical and philosophical terms. Emotions in Jewish Music reveals much about the emotional aspects of Jewish musical expression.

Discovering Jewish Music

Discovering Jewish Music
Author: Marsha Bryan Edelman
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780827610279

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Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes

Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes
Author: Kenneth Jaffe
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2011
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0810861356

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Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes: A Bibliography of Jewish Composers is a comprehensive and annotated compendium of stage, concert, and liturgical compositions written by Jewish composers from every known time period and country. Kenneth Jaffe has amassed nearly 3,000 large-scale musical works for solo voice(s) on Jewish themes, written by Jewish composers. The works include over 400 cantatas, 150 oratorios, almost 300 operas, more than 100 sacred services, 20 symphonies, and more than 350 stage works, including Yiddish theatre, Purim and sacred plays, multi-media pieces, and musical theatre. In addition, original song cycles and liturgical services arranged for a modest to large complement of instruments are also included. The works are organized by composer and subdivided by genre, and each entry is fully annotated, detailing the title, opus, voicing and instrumentation, text source, commission, year completed, year and location of the premiere, the year of publication and the publisher (if any), the location of scores, and the duration of the work. The works are then broken down by theme, such as Biblical themes, works for children, works of the Holocaust or Jewish suffering and persecution, interfaith works, and wedding music. They are then cross-referenced by voice type, arrangement, and by title. A list of libraries and publishing houses of Jewish music rounds out this invaluable reference.

Synagogue Song

Synagogue Song
Author: Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0786491361

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Throughout history, music has been a fixture of Jewish religious life. Musical references appear in biblical accounts of the Red Sea crossing and King Solomon's coronation, and music continues to play a central role in virtually every Jewish occasion. Through 100 brief chapters, this volume considers theoretical approaches to the study of Jewish sacred music. Topics include the diversity of Jewish music, the interaction of music and identity, the emotional and spiritual impact of worship music, the text-tone relationship, the musical component of Jewish holidays, and the varied ways prayer-songs are performed. These distillations of complex topics invite a fuller appreciation of synagogue song and an understanding of the ubiquitous presence of music in Jewish worship.

The Making of a Reform Jewish Cantor

The Making of a Reform Jewish Cantor
Author: Judah M. Cohen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2019-09-20
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253045460

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“Of interest not only to cantors and their teachers but also to rabbis, congregations and everyone concerned about the future of the Jewish community.” —Florida Jewish Journal The Making of a Reform Jewish Cantor provides an unprecedented look into the meaning of attaining musical authority among American Reform Jews at the turn of the twenty-first century. How do aspiring cantors adapt traditional musical forms to the practices of contemporary American congregations? What is the cantor’s role in American Jewish religious life today? Judah M. Cohen follows cantorial students at the School of Sacred Music, Hebrew Union College, over the course of their training, as they prepare to become modern Jewish musical leaders. Opening a window on the practical, social, and cultural aspects of aspiring to musical authority, this book provides unusual insights into issues of musical tradition, identity, gender, community, and high and low musical culture.

Quotations on Jewish Sacred Music

Quotations on Jewish Sacred Music
Author: Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2011-09-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0761855386

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Quotations on Jewish Sacred Music is a collection of over 700 quotations culled from an array of sources, including rabbinic and theological texts, sociological and anthropological studies, and historical and musicological examinations. The book is divided into five chapters: What Is Jewish Music?; Spirituality and Prayer; Hazzan-Cantor; Cantillation-Biblical Chant; and Nusach ha-Tefillah-Liturgical Chant. Taken as a whole, these quotations demonstrate both the centrality of music in Jewish religious life and the diversity of thought on the subject. They can be used with profit in sermons, speeches, and papers, and may be read in order or selectively. This is a valuable and easy-to-use reference book for scholars, musicians, synagogue staff, and anyone else seeking concise thoughts on major aspects of Jewish sacred music.