Voice Still Heard... The Sacred Songs of the Ashkenazic Jews

Name: Voice Still Heard... The Sacred Songs of the Ashkenazic Jews
Price: 49.79 USD
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ISBN: 9780271011677

ISBN-10: 027101167X

ISBN-13: 9780271011677

Edition: 1977

Authors: Eric Werner

List price: $33.95

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How many worshipers or listeners have been moved by the venerable strains of the Synagogue! These melodies, rich in memories, were often the subjects of heated controversies regarding their age, authenticity, provenance, and especially their resemblance to German or Polish popular songs. Now for the first time the history of these songs, their liturgical, musical, social, and political background has been thoroughly examined and comprehensively described--by the leading authority in the field of Jewish and Early Christian music.The folk songs of Germany, Poland, France, and Italy have left their vestiges in the musical tradition of the Ashkenazic (German-Austrian-Polish- Russian) Synagogue.…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1977
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 10/1/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.486