Discovering Jewish Music

by Edelman, Marsha Bryan

• ISBN13: 9780827607279
• ISBN10: 082760727X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society

Summary

Most of us have experienced some sort of "Jewish music", whether it's through synagogue attendance, a Bar Mitzvah celebration, or a klezmer concert. The many forms of Jewish music are as numerous and varied as the number of Jewish communities throughout the world. This book brings together those different kinds of Jewish music, weaving them into a context of Jewish history, philosophy, and sociology, in language that both the professional and the lay reader can understand.
Discovering Jewish Music addresses key genres and the many people whose work have made an important contribution to the broad spectrum of Jewish music. The accompanying audio CD with musical examples allows for an opportunity to listen to the music as well as read about it.

Author Biography

Marsha Bryan Edelman is professor of music and education at Gratz College, Melrose Park, PA.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
In the Beginning: Children of Yuval	p. 1
Into the Diaspora	p. 11
The Art of Jewish Music	p. 39
Emancipation, Englightenment, and Evolution	p. 53
From Kodesh to Concert: Jewish Music Confronts Modernity	p. 71
All the World's a Stage: The Story of Yiddish Theater	p. 95
Synagogue Music in America	p. 125
Jewish Music on the Concert Stage	p. 149
Building the Jewish State	p. 187
Popular Music of the New State	p. 221
Popular Music in America	p. 249
Notes	p. 279
Glossary	p. 335
Key Figures in the History of Jewish Music	p. 349
Selected Bibliography	p. 359
List of Musical Illustrations	p. 373
Index of Musical Illustrations	p. 387
Index	p. 391
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