Jewish Music


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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.




The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music


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







Famous & Fun Jewish Songs, Book 3


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Carol Matz's Famous & Fun Jewish Songs, Book 3 is filled with well-known, beloved Hebrew melodies. The collection contains songs for various Jewish holidays, Israeli and Yiddish folk songs, as well as treasured traditional pieces. The arrangements can be used to supplement any method and have optional duet parts for teacher or parent. Titles: * Adon Olam * Chad Gadya * Chanukah * Eiliyahu Hanavi * Haman, A Wicked Man * Hamotzi * Hatikva * Ma Nishtana? * My Dreidel * Rock of Ages (Ma'oz Tzur) * Sh'ma Yisrael * Zum Gali Gali







The Music of the Bible Revealed


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This is a translation by Dennis Weber, edited by John Wheeler and jointly published with King David's Harp, in which a noted French musicologist argues that the accentual system preserved in the Masoretic Text was originally a method of recording hand signals (chironomy) by which temple musicians were directed in the performance of music. She explains her reconstruction of these notations which has allowed her to perform haunting and beautiful music around the worlds using only the Hebrew text as a score.




Jewish Songs for Ukulele


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Jewish Songs for UkuleleIn Tablature and Standard NotationArrangements for Ukulele in High G and Low GSelected, Transcribed, Arranged byStephanie Yunghttp://fingeruke.blogspot.com/Song List* Avinu Malkeinu "Our Father, Our King"* Choson Kale Mazel Tov* Dayenu* Hatikvah "The Hope"* Hava Nagila * Hevenu Shalom Aleichem* I Have a Little Dreidel* Ma'oz Tzur "Rock of Ages"* Mayim Mayim "Water, Water"* Shabbat Shalom




רפואה שלימה


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Religious Piano/Vocal/Guitar




Hebraic Rhapsody - Suite of Traditional Jewish Melodies for Solo Guitar


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Gregg Nestor's arrangements of Hebrew folk songs for solo guitar are a rich reminder of the generations of anonymous musicians whose creativity endures in a wealth of traditional works. This Hebraic Rhapsody comprises melodies that were rooted in everyday living, centered around the Rabbi, the hearth, parents, and the dance, etc.- music and daily routines being inextricably intertwined. Here the emphasis is on community life and family relationships, though dance rhythms and religious cadences are never far away