Talk:History of religious Jewish music: Difference between revisions

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It's an interesting subject, no doubt, but I don't really like the article from 190-whatever. The strandard, classic work on the subject is Abraham Idelsohn's ''Jewish Music'' (ISBN 0486271471). My own copy dates from 1929, but it has been reprinted many times, since it is considered a classic in ethnomusicology and in folklore. BTW, Idelsohn is also known as the composer of "Hava Nagila" and as an ethnomusicologist, is worthy of an article in his own right. I will look through the book and cull some information--his stuff on the Jewish connection to Gregorian chants is fascinating. [[User:Danny|Danny]]