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The first exhaustive treatment of Eastern European Jewish music
tracing its roots from biblical times through its zenith in the
nineteenth century to its decline in the late twentieth century.
Sholom Kalib has taken on the crucial task of collecting,
analyzing, and systematically presenting in over 160 examples a
magnificent tradition to future generations of cantors, scholars of
Jewish music, and music enthusiasts worldwide. Traditionally, this
body of music was a source of great strength, stability, and
inspiration to Eastern European Jews amid the uncertainties and
upheavals of their everyday lives. With this volume the author
reacquaints acculturated Jews with a vital and largely unknown part
of their heritage. Comprehensive in breadth and scope, the book
will serve as a standard scholarly reference for musicians,
cantors, and musicologists.
This six-book set, is to date the most comprehensive annotated
anthology of the authentic musical liturgy of the Eastern European
synagogue Sabbath day services. Encyclopedic in scope, the
thoroughness of its coverage is unprecedented. This volume includes
multiple renditions of every prayer text in all the Sabbath day
services. In addition, it features several variations in each of
the three categories of chant within the Eastern European
tradition: that of the most elemental level of the lay prayer
leader; that of the professional cantor; and that manifest in
choral compositions for cantor and choir, and for choir alone. The
accompanying book of annotative commentary elucidates each musical
prayer mode by describing its structure, pointing out how the mode
is applied to several renditions, and explaining how specific
motives of the mode interpret or depict the literal meaning of the
intoned word or phrase.
The Sabbath Eve Service, a three-book set, is to date the most
comprehensive annotated anthology of authentic musical liturgy of
the Eastern European synagogue Friday night Shabbat service. Part
of a projected five-volume set, this series is dedicated to the
preservation of the legacy of Eastern European synagogue music, a
legacy that represents both the spiritual and artistic core of
Jewish life and history. Passed down in the form of oral tradition,
over time it inspired prodigious musical creativity resulting in a
vast repertoire of cantorial and choral compositions. With The
Sabbath Eve Service, Kalib is rescuing that segment of this
cherished heritage, making it accessible for generations to come.
This volume includes multiple renditions of every prayer, thus
illustrating the broad diversity within traditional intonation of
each prayer mode. In accordance with the traditional role assigned
to the prayer leader of each service, renditions are presented at
levels appropriate to the lay cantor (baal t'filo) as well the
professional cantor (chazz'n). Liturgical texts that were
traditionally intoned by cantor and choir, or by choir alone, are
also included. Annotative commentary explains the liturgical role
and character of each service and analyzes the musical content of
each prayer mode within it. It also explains the techniques
employed in applying the prayer mode to specific liturgical texts
and how the applications reflect the literal as well as spiritual
content of the texts. This set comprises four books covering the
fourteen weekday liturgical occasions, with annotated commentary.
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