Passport to Jewish Music - Its History, Traditions, and Culture (Hardcover, New)

Music historian Irene Heskes takes a topical and chronological approach to present an exhaustive examination of the history, form and meaning of Jewish musical traditions. Chapters include: Documenting the Heritage; Bible, Liturgy, and Cantorial Art; The Musical Heritage of Sephardic and Oriental Jewry; Music of Mysticism and Piety; The Yiddish Musical World of Eastern Europe; The Holocaust Era; America; The Music of Zion and Israel; Composers and Compositions; and Women.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1994
First published:	June 1994
Authors:	Irene Heskes
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-28035-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Music > Folk music
LSN:	0-313-28035-5
Barcode:	9780313280351

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