Emotions in Jewish music
Subtitle: personal and scholarly reflections
By: edited by Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780761856757; 9780761856764
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Synagogue music; History and criticism; Music; Jews; Identity
Description: "'Emotions in Jewish Music' is an insider's view of music's impact on Jewish devotion and identity. Written by cantors who have devoted themselves to the study and execution of Jewish music, the book's six chapters explore a wide range of musical contexts and encounters. Topics include the spiritual influence of secular Israeli tunes, the use and meaning of traditional synagogue modes, and the changing nature of Jewish worship. The approaches are both personal and scholarly, describing the experiential side of Jewish music in both practical and philosophical terms. 'Emotions in Jewish Music' reveals much about the emotional aspects of Jewish musical expression"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-110) and index.
Table of contents: title: Naomi Shemer's artistic expression: poetry, prayer, or both? / Meeka Simerly; title: Why Nusach still matters / Mark S. Goodman; title: Davening and congregational song / William Sharlin; title: A wandering musician / Roni Kripper (as told to Jonathn L. Friedmann); title: Emotions, cohesion, and synagogue song: a Durkheimian approach / Jonathan L. Friedmann; title: Golden links in an unbroken chain: the role of music memory in adult Jewish education / Sharon Eve Colbert.