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100 1 a| Shiloah, Amnon.=| ^A173264;

245 10 a| Jewish musical traditions /c| Amnon Shiloah.;

260 a| Detroit :b| Wayne State University Press,c| 1992.;

300 a| 274 pages :b| music ;c| 25 cm.;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Jewish folklore and anthropology series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-264) and index.;

505 0 a| Identity and character of Jewish music. A musical tower of Babel ; Jewish identity ; Has all Jewish music a common source? ; The antiquity of oriental Jewry's musical traditions -- Problems of methodology in the study of Jewish music. The sources ; Ancient Hebrew sources ; The wonderful power of music ; Symbolic significance of the Halil ; Writings of the Judean wilderness sect ; Literary evidence ; Travelers describe a Jewish wedding in Tangier, Morocco ; Romanelli visits Tangier ; Delacroix visits Tangier ; The science of music: texts from Islamic countries ; The Seeker by Shem-Tov ben Yosef ibn Falaqera ; The second period in the history of texts and Jewish music ; Writings by Jews in Christian centers ; Musical literature in Italy in the sixteenth-seventeenth centuries -- Music and religion. Alien melodies encroach on the prayers ; The cantor's role in integrating new and alien music ; The attitude of rabbinical authorities to alien melodies ; Grief over the temple's destruction rules out music ; Music as a force evoking joy ; The concept of music in religious doctrine ; The origin of music according to the homiletic commentaries ; Conceptual tenets as mirrored in reality ; Singing inside and outside the synagogue ; What the melody expresses ; Musical instruments -- Cantillation. The Biblical accents ; The functions of the Biblical accents ; How the tradition of accented reading is transmitted -- The Piyyu? as a factor in the development of synagogal music. Prosodic and formal elements in ancient and classical Piyyu?im ; Quantitative meter ; Syllabic meter ; Strophic songs ; The Ashkenazic Piyyu? ; Integration of melody and text ; Creativity in the singing of Piyyu?im ; The Steiger ; Ways of performing the songs ; Responsorial singing -- Music in the world of the mystic. Music and meditation ; Music and prophecy ; Man as protagonist of the drama of the universe ; The struggle against evil forces and the realm of darkness ; The shofar ; The universal harmony ; The whole cosmos sings ; Influence of Kabbalistic mystical theories on song ; The sabbath ; Nocturnal singing ; The Baqqashot ; Social aspects of the Baqqashot ; Kabbalistic symbols and ideas penetrate paraliturgical song ; Summary -- Non-synagogal music: between sacred and secular. Singing in and out of the synagogue: basic distinctions ; Music and musical performance ; Events and occasions ; Events associated with the Jewish calendar ; General festive gatherings ; The life cycle ; Distinctive traits of women's singing ; The characteristics of women's songs -- Folk creativity and performance practice. How is creativity in unwritten songs expressed? ; The Yemenite Diwan ; Repertoire of ballads and Judeo-Spanish songs ; The Hasidic Niggun ; Jewish musical ensembles -- The dance. Dance in ancient Israel ; Dance in the Jewish diaspora ; Rabbinical attitude toward dance ; Selected dance traditions ; The dance in modern Israel ; Ethnic dance in Israel today -- Looking backward and forward. Continuity and change ; A convergence of divergent outlooks ; The quest for national identity and style ; Oriental musicians' part in elaborating the new style ; The emergence of ethnicity ; Directions of change in ethnic music: a typology of stylistic dynamics.;

520 a| This 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 people exiled from its land. The story began in Biblical times and encompasses two thousand years, during which a widely dispersed people have tried to preserve their cultural values in complex and horrific situations. Such an excursion into the world of sounds resonating from many traditions presents problems. Shiloah faced questions concerning the impact that long-term exposure to strange local musical cultures may have had on the preservation of ancient traditions the Jews took with them as they moved from place to place. The dearth of musical documentation on which to base definitive argumentation further complicates the picture. 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 and the world of the Kabbalah, and music in communal life. Shiloah considers technical and theoretical approaches, as well as art music, folk music, and performance practices of poets, vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers.;

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Jewish musical traditions / Amnon Shiloah.

Author/creator	Shiloah, Amnon
Format	Book
Publication Info	Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1992.
Description	274 pages : music ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Jews--Music. --History and criticism.

Series	Jewish folklore and anthropology series Jewish folklore and anthropology series. ^A299682
Contents	Identity and character of Jewish music. A musical tower of Babel ; Jewish identity ; Has all Jewish music a common source? ; The antiquity of oriental Jewry's musical traditions -- Problems of methodology in the study of Jewish music. The sources ; Ancient Hebrew sources ; The wonderful power of music ; Symbolic significance of the Halil ; Writings of the Judean wilderness sect ; Literary evidence ; Travelers describe a Jewish wedding in Tangier, Morocco ; Romanelli visits Tangier ; Delacroix visits Tangier ; The science of music: texts from Islamic countries ; The Seeker by Shem-Tov ben Yosef ibn Falaqera ; The second period in the history of texts and Jewish music ; Writings by Jews in Christian centers ; Musical literature in Italy in the sixteenth-seventeenth centuries -- Music and religion. Alien melodies encroach on the prayers ; The cantor's role in integrating new and alien music ; The attitude of rabbinical authorities to alien melodies ; Grief over the temple's destruction rules out music ; Music as a force evoking joy ; The concept of music in religious doctrine ; The origin of music according to the homiletic commentaries ; Conceptual tenets as mirrored in reality ; Singing inside and outside the synagogue ; What the melody expresses ; Musical instruments -- Cantillation. The Biblical accents ; The functions of the Biblical accents ; How the tradition of accented reading is transmitted -- The Piyyu? as a factor in the development of synagogal music. Prosodic and formal elements in ancient and classical Piyyu?im ; Quantitative meter ; Syllabic meter ; Strophic songs ; The Ashkenazic Piyyu? ; Integration of melody and text ; Creativity in the singing of Piyyu?im ; The Steiger ; Ways of performing the songs ; Responsorial singing -- Music in the world of the mystic. Music and meditation ; Music and prophecy ; Man as protagonist of the drama of the universe ; The struggle against evil forces and the realm of darkness ; The shofar ; The universal harmony ; The whole cosmos sings ; Influence of Kabbalistic mystical theories on song ; The sabbath ; Nocturnal singing ; The Baqqashot ; Social aspects of the Baqqashot ; Kabbalistic symbols and ideas penetrate paraliturgical song ; Summary -- Non-synagogal music: between sacred and secular. Singing in and out of the synagogue: basic distinctions ; Music and musical performance ; Events and occasions ; Events associated with the Jewish calendar ; General festive gatherings ; The life cycle ; Distinctive traits of women's singing ; The characteristics of women's songs -- Folk creativity and performance practice. How is creativity in unwritten songs expressed? ; The Yemenite Diwan ; Repertoire of ballads and Judeo-Spanish songs ; The Hasidic Niggun ; Jewish musical ensembles -- The dance. Dance in ancient Israel ; Dance in the Jewish diaspora ; Rabbinical attitude toward dance ; Selected dance traditions ; The dance in modern Israel ; Ethnic dance in Israel today -- Looking backward and forward. Continuity and change ; A convergence of divergent outlooks ; The quest for national identity and style ; Oriental musicians' part in elaborating the new style ; The emergence of ethnicity ; Directions of change in ethnic music: a typology of stylistic dynamics.
Abstract	This 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 people exiled from its land. The story began in Biblical times and encompasses two thousand years, during which a widely dispersed people have tried to preserve their cultural values in complex and horrific situations. Such an excursion into the world of sounds resonating from many traditions presents problems. Shiloah faced questions concerning the impact that long-term exposure to strange local musical cultures may have had on the preservation of ancient traditions the Jews took with them as they moved from place to place. The dearth of musical documentation on which to base definitive argumentation further complicates the picture. 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 and the world of the Kabbalah, and music in communal life. Shiloah considers technical and theoretical approaches, as well as art music, folk music, and performance practices of poets, vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers.
Local note	Little-326754--305131023564X
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-264) and index.
LCCN	91039456
ISBN	0814322344 (alk. paper)

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