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Emotions in Jewish Music

Personal and Scholarly Reflections

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Emotions in Jewish Music

Personal and Scholarly Reflections

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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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Jonathan L. Friedmann
1. Naomi Shemer’s Artistic Expression: Poetry, Prayer, or Both?
Meeka Simerly
2. Why Nusach Still Matters
Mark S. Goodman
3. Davening and Congregational Song
William Sharlin
4. A Wandering Musician
Roni Kripper
as told to Jonathan L. Friedmann
5. Emotions, Cohesion, and Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian Approach
Jonathan L. Friedmann
6. Golden Links in an Unbroken Chain: The Role of Music Memory in Adult Jewish Education
Sharon Eve Colbert
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors

Product details

Published Nov 25 2011
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 118
ISBN 9780761856757
Imprint University Press of America
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Jonathan L. Friedmann

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