Thesaurus of oriental Hebrew melodies: Songs of the Babylonian Jews. 1923
Author : Abraham Zebi Idelsohn
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Folk songs, Yiddish
ISBN :
Thesaurus of oriental Hebrew melodies: Songs of the Yemenite Jews. 1925
Author : Abraham Zebi Idelsohn
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Folk-songs, Hebrew
ISBN :
Book Description
The Oriental Music Broadcasts, 1936-1937
Author : Robert Lachmann
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,87 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0895797763
Book Description
Includes CD of the broadcasts (2-disc set) Book URL: https://www.areditions.com/rr/rrotm/otm010.html The ethnomusicologist Robert Lachmann (1892¿1939) wrote and presented twelve radio programs entitled Oriental Music, which were transmitted by the Palestine Broadcasting Service between November 1936 and April 1937. The programs, which formed part of Lachmann¿s pioneering project to establish an ¿Oriental music archive¿ at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, included live performances of traditional music representing the different ethnic and religious communities of Palestine, performances which were simultaneously recorded onto metal disc. This edition presents Lachmann¿s scripts with musical transcriptions of performances, transcriptions and translations of the sung texts, and selected digitally restored musical recordings (provided on the accompanying set of compact discs). The introduction and editorial commentaries explore Lachmann¿s radio lectures as they relate to his body of research on ¿Oriental music¿ and to wider concerns of scholarship, politics, and ideology. This edition will appeal to scholars of Middle Eastern cultural history and ethnomusicology, and especially to those interested in the history of sound archives, recording and broadcasting, the intellectual history of ethnomusicology, and the history, theory, and aesthetics of Middle Eastern music.
Shbahoth – Songs of Praise in the Babylonian Jewish Tradition
Author : Sara Manasseh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1351900439
Book Description
Sara Manasseh brings a significant, but less widely-known, Jewish repertoire and tradition to the attention of both the Jewish community (Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Oriental) and the wider global community. The book showcases thirty-one songs and includes English translations, complete Hebrew texts, transliterations and the music notation for each song. The accompanying downloadable resources include eighteen of the thirty-one songs, sung by Manasseh, accompanied by 'ud and percussion. The remaining thirteen songs are available separately on the album Treasures, performed by Rivers of Babylon, directed by Manasseh - : www.riversofbabylon.com. While in the past a book of songs, with Hebrew text only, was sufficient for bearers of the tradition, the present package represents a song collection for the twenty-first century, with greater resources to support the learning and maintenance of the tradition. Manasseh argues that the strong inter-relationship of Jewish and Arab traditions in this repertoire - linguistically and musically - is significant and provides an intercultural tool to promote communication, tolerance, understanding, harmony and respect. The singing of the Shbahoth (the Baghdadian Jewish term for 'Songs of Praise') has been a significant aspect of Jewish life in Iraq and continues to be valued by those in the Babylonian Jewish diaspora.
Passport to Jewish Music
Author : Irene Heskes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 27,21 MB
Release : 1994-06-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 031338911X
Book Description
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.
Jewish-Muslim Relations in Past and Present
Author : Josef Meri
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004345736
Book Description
This volume assembles multidisciplinary research on the Judaeo-Islamic tradition in medieval and modern contexts. The introduction discusses the nature of this tradition and proposes the more fluid and inclusive designation of “Jewish-Muslim Relations.” Contributions highlight diverse aspects of Jewish-Muslim relations in medieval and modern contexts, including the academic study of Jewish history, the Qur’anic notion of the “upright community” referring to the “People of the Book,” Jews in medieval fatwas, use of Arabic and Hebrew script, Jewish prayer in Christian Europe and the Islamic world, the permissibility of Arabic music in modern Jewish thought, Jewish and Muslim feminist exegesis, modern Sephardic and Morisco identity, popular Tunisian song, Jewish-Muslim relations in cinema and A.S. Yehuda’s study of an 11th-century Jewish mystic.
The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia ...
Author : Isaac Landman
Publisher :
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 50,58 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Jews
ISBN :
Book Description
Chanting the Hebrew Bible
Author : Joshua R. Jacobson
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 2017-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 0827613326
Book Description
In this encyclopedic text, completely revised and updated in this second edition, Joshua R. Jacobson presents the history of the ancient Jewish tradition of chanting the Bible and a comprehensive explanation of cantillation practice with its grammatical rules and regional variations. His unique step-by-step system of analysis shows how chanting dramatizes and interprets the meaning of the biblical text. Jacobson also provides complete notation for performing all six musical systems, an extensive guide to pronouncing biblical Hebrew, and pedagogical tips for cantillation teachers. Chanting the Hebrew Bible, Second Edition, will be invaluable to anyone interested in chanting, from beginners to advanced readers—from haftarah readers who want to chant from the Torah, to Bible students seeking greater insight into Masoretic texts, to Torah chanters who wish to fine-tune their skills, fill gaps in their knowledge, and understand the system they have known only intuitively until now. This second edition features a week-by-week guide to Torah, haftarah, and megillot readings for Shabbat and holidays; useful new examples and exercises; a new comprehensive general subject index; a new, easy-to-read, clear Hebrew font; and a link to a new website with audio recordings and video lessons. Chanting the Hebrew Bible will continue to be the definitive work on Torah chanting—the most authoritative guide and reference on the subject. For more information on Chanting the Hebrew Bible visit chantingthehebrewbible.com.
Synagogue Song
Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 19,28 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0786491361
Book Description
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.
Jewish Music
Author : Abraham Zebi Idelsohn
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 23,55 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486271477
Book Description
In 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.
