Contributions to a historical study of Jewish music
By: edited by Eric Werner.
Contributors: Werner, Eric.
Publisher: Ktav Pub. House
Published: 1976
Place of publication: (New York)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Music, Jewish -- History and criticism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Werner, E. Prolegomenon.; value: Avenary, H. A. geniza find of Saadya's Psalm.; value: Werner, E. Hebrew and Oriental Christianmetrical hymns, a comparison.; value: Birnbaum, E. Musical traditions for the reading of the Megillah.; value: Werner, E. The origin of the eight modes of music (octoechos).; value: Idelsohn, A. Z. The Kol nidrei tune.; value: Alder, I. The notated synagogue chants ofthe 12th century of Obadiah, the Norman proselyte.; value: Idelsohn, A. Z. Parallels between the Old-French and the Jewish song.; value: Anglés, I. Jewish music in medieval Spain.; value: Birnbaum, E. Franz Schubert as a composer of synagogue music.; value: Gradenwitz, P. Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg.; value: Gerson-Kiwi, E. The music of the Kurdistan Jews.