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The Performance Practice of the Rig-Veda: A Musical Expression of Excited Speech
… The Veda, as is well known, is the religious lore of ancient India, crystallized during ten centuries, from about … importance and not to be separated from the text. The musician, observing the Vedic cantillation especially that … point for a more comprehensive study. … 23134 … India … Ancient … Rig-Veda … Vedic … Hebrew cantillation … Kerala … …
A.Z. Idelsohn and the Study of the Traditional Pronunciations of Hebrew (Hebrew)
… well-known for his pioneering work in the field of Hebrew musicology, primarily for his recording and research of the music of the various Jewish ethnic groups, presented to the … differentiated phonetic features which are to be considered ancient, from others, which resulted from the influence on …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… of the Temple in Jerusalem) constitutes one of the most ancient musical repositories in the Sephardi liturgy. Of particular … people … Western Sephardi tradition … Sephardi melodies … Ancient … Qinot … Ninth of Av - Tish'ah BeAv … Songs of …
A Brief Account of the Development of the Field of Music Archaeology
… The Twelfth Congress of the International Musicological Society was held at the University of … held by music historians on the values of the recovery of ancient music (including prehistoric music) and on the benefits of recreating ancient musical instruments. Those contributions, presented …
The Mesopotamian Theory of Music and the Ugarit Notation — a Reexamination
… the present writing, research on the Mesopotamian theory of music has already been going on for more than fifteen years. … (see here Appendix A, Excursus 1). … 9434 … Mesopotamian … Music theory … Notation … Ugarit … Ancient … The Mesopotamian Theory of Music and the Ugarit …
Mesopotamian Music Theory Since 1977
… in this volume, discusses the first five Mesopotamian music theory texts that had been published by 1977, … have had a significant impact on our understanding of ancient Near Eastern music theory and practice. I discussed … … 23459 … Mesopotamian … Music theory … Music history … Ancient music … Ancient … Near East … Mesopotamian Music …
Sounds from the Divine: Religious Musical Instruments in the Ancient Near East
… Music is an indispensable part of religious acts in most, if not all, known cultures of the ancient as well as the modern world. Musical sounds — … Religious music … religious … Music … Musical instruments … Ancient Instruments … Near East … Sounds from the Divine: …
The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of Ancient Mesopotamia
… The balaĝ instrument played an important part in ancient Mesopotamian religion, but its identification has … scholars understood the term balaĝ as a general word for musical instruments (Hartmann 1960: 57) or for stringed … … Instrument … Instrumental music … balag … Mesopotamia … Ancient … Ancient music … Music history … The Balaĝ …
The Ala-Instrument: its Identification and Role
… Concerning musical instruments, we are fortunate to have many terms, … representations and a handful of material remains from ancient Mesopotamia. However, a precise identification or … , one of the few securely identifiable instruments in ancient Mesopotamia. Secondly, an attempt will be made to …
Musical Practices and Instruments in Late Bronze Age Ugarit (Syria)
… provides a wide range of evidence for the reconstruction of musical practice during the Late Bronze Age, at the time of … Ugarit casts some light upon the poorly known history of ancient Near Eastern music in the span of time between … to resist, is open to frustration. … 23464 … Bronze Age … Ancient … Ancient music … Ancient Instruments … Ancient …