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Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in the…
Communal singing
* This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about communal singing, by…
Inventing Jewish Music
One of the first attempts to trace the archaeology of the concept of Jewish music in…
Music
A survey of the main issues on music research from the perspective of Jewish studies…
Whither Jewish Music? Jewish Studies, Music Scholarship, and the Tilt Between Seminary and University
Explores the history of Jewish music research in relation to parallel developments in…
Mythologies and Realities in the Study of Jewish Music
Contrasts between the internal Jewish music narratives of continuity (“myths”) and the…
Ten Paradoxes and Four Dilemmas of Studying Jewish Music
Emphasizes the vastness of Jewish music in terms of time and place and therefore the…
Was heisst “jüdische Musik”? Grundzüge eines Diskurses im 20. Jahrhundert.
A programmatic article including a very valuable critique of most of definitions of…
Music of Israel: From the Biblical Era to Modern Times
A survey first published in 1949 covering Jewish music from patriarch Abraham to…
Music in Jewish History and Culture
A survey of Jewish music from Biblical times to the present that compiles a great amount…