Jewish Musical TraditionsWayne State University Press, 1995 - 274 pages This is the first English-language volume to consider oral music of Jewish communities in a sociocultural context. Jewish Musical Traditions is the first English-language volume to consider oral music of Jewish communities in a sociocultural context. Amnon Shiloah, the world's leading authority on the Arab and Jewish musical traditions, tells a musical story voiced the world over by men and women in synagogues and homes, mirroring the life of an ancient To cope with these diverse problems, the author considers the musical heritage as only one element in the value system informing an individual's world outlook and perception of the destiny of the Jewish people. Hence, he discusses the manner in which this musical heritage meshes with the complex web of Jewish history by way of central themes such as the relation of music to religion, music |
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Contents
Preface | 11 |
Identity and Character of Jewish Music | 17 |
Problems of Methodology in the Study of Jewish Music | 35 |
Music and Religion | 65 |
Cantillation | 87 |
The Piyyut as a Factor in the Development of Synagogal Music | 111 |
Music in the World of the Mystic | 131 |
NonSynagogal MusicBetween Sacred and Secular | 157 |
Folk Creativity and Performance Practice | 181 |
The Dance | 209 |
Looking Backward and Forward | 223 |
Epilogue | 241 |
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