A comparative survey of the music of the Jews in Syria and Turkey. Includes analysis of turkish and arab modal systems with examples from christian liturgy and arab songs.
Description of the history and status of the music of Bukharan Jews in general and currently in Israel, based on field work done there in 1971.
An overview of the history and ethnography of the American cantorial as practices in Conservative synagogues, based on extensive interviews with its practitioners (cantors) and the institutions of training. Also discusses musical aspects of the repertoire.