The Music of the Jews in the Diaspora (up to 1800): A Contribution to the Social and Cultural History of the Jews |
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... rabbis . Of course , there was a precise distinction between singing for sacred and secular purposes . Still some ultra - orthodox rabbis advocated the abolition of all singing , even in the synagogue . The inborn good sense of other ...
... rabbis . Of course , there was a precise distinction between singing for sacred and secular purposes . Still some ultra - orthodox rabbis advocated the abolition of all singing , even in the synagogue . The inborn good sense of other ...
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... rabbis , as accompaniment to the torch dances , was one of the highlights of the water - libation ceremony.11 Singing played an all - important role at the most joyful events in the life of the individual , the wedding . At no other ...
... rabbis , as accompaniment to the torch dances , was one of the highlights of the water - libation ceremony.11 Singing played an all - important role at the most joyful events in the life of the individual , the wedding . At no other ...
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... rabbis became the spiritual leaders of the commu- nities . As men who spent their lives in study and scholarship , ex- pounding the Scriptures , and attempting to clear up the enigmatic pages of rabbinic literature , they could not be ...
... rabbis became the spiritual leaders of the commu- nities . As men who spent their lives in study and scholarship , ex- pounding the Scriptures , and attempting to clear up the enigmatic pages of rabbinic literature , they could not be ...
Contents
Table of Transliterations | 9 |
List of Musical Examples | 15 |
Introduction | 23 |
Copyright | |
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ABRAHAM Adler Amsterdam ancient Arabic artistic Ashkenazic Babylonian became Biblical BONAFOS Cabala called cantillation cantor chanting chot Christian Church composer compositions congregation considered court dancing Diaspora early eighteenth century epoch Exilarch existence famous festival Frankfurt Furthermore German ghetto Hasidic Ḥasidism hazzan hazzanim Hebrew hymns Ibid Idelsohn instruments Israel Italian Italy Jewish communities Jewish juglares Jewish music Jewish musicians Jewry Jews jongleurs klezmorim Kol Nidre later Lekah Dodi LEONE MODENA literary liturgical Mantua manuscript medieval melody ment mentioned Middle Ages modern notation MOSES musical culture musical practice mysticism neumes OBADIAH origin performed play poems poet popular Prague prayer preserved Purim rabbis records religious Renaissance Sabbath SALOMONE ROSSI secular Sephardic Simhat Torah singers singing social Spain Spanish sung synagogue music Talmud ti.che tich tach tion toch Torah tradition transcription tunes Venetian ghetto Venice vocal voice wedding word written wrote Yiddish zemirot