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The Art of Torah Cantillation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Chanting Torah

This unique, step-by-step book and compact disc package will lead the novice through each step of learning how to chant Torah. Divided into 13 lessons and additional useful appendices and bibliography, the book allows the reader to "self-teach" the important principles of Torah cantillation. The only pre-requisite for this course of learning is a basic ability to read Hebrew and a willingness to learn! It is a perfect selection for B'nai Mitzvah students, beginning learners, and for adult education courses. Step-by-step exercises and instructions CD of recordings correspond with written exercises Includes both male and female voices on recording Includes glossary, list of parashiyot, High Holy Day cantillation and more!

The Jewish Fake Book (Fake Books)

The definitive Jewish music fake book! 212 songs for every possible occasion, selected by the world's foremost authority on Jewish music. Includes music for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, parties, and holidays in all music styles: Klezmer, Israeli, Dance, Yiddish, Sephardic, Hassidic, and more. Everything the professional musician will need for any Jewish event. includes an alphabetical and category index. Songs Include: Adir? Adon Olam ? Am Yisrael Chai, Az Der Rebbe Zingt ? Bashana Haba'a ? Chad Gadya ? Choson Kale Mazel Tov ? Dayenu ? Di Grine Kuzine ? Dodi Li ? Donna Donna ? Eliyahu Hanavi ? Freylechs ? Hal'lya ? Hunkah Blessings ? Hatikva ? I Have A Little Dreydl ? Jerusalem Is Mine ? Kol Nidre ? Light One Candle ? Ma'oz Tsur ? Miserlou ? Od Lo Ahavti Dai ? Oifn Pripitchik ? Papirosn ? Rumania ? S'vivon ? Shalen Alechem ? Sher ? Siman Tov ? Tsena Tsena ? Ufaratsta ? Wedding March ? Yidn ? Yossel Yossel ? Zemer Atik ? and many more!

Discovering Jewish Music

Most of us have experienced "Jewish music," whether it's through synagogue attendance, a bar mitzvah celebration, a klezmer concert, or the playing of "Hava Nagila" at a baseball game. The many different kinds of Jewish music are reflected by the multitude of Jewish communities throughout the world, each having its own unique set of experiences and values. This book puts the music into a context of Jewish history, philosophy, and sociology.

Edelman begins 3,000 years ago, with a discussion of music in the Bible, and then examines the nature of folk and liturgical music in the three major Diaspora communities that evolved over centuries, after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. From there she explores music of the 20th century, including the explosion of popular music in North America and Israel and its impact on Jews and their musical identities.

The Complete Jewish Songbook: The Definitive Collection of Jewish Songs

350 of the most popular songs from all of Jewish tradition. If it's a piece of Jewish music you're looking for, you're sure to find it in this resource. In convenient lead sheet form, it includes Hebrew texts, English translations, and transliterated lyrics; full musical notation with chords for keyboardists or guitarists plus a separate line for guitarists using capos; and more. It includes contemporary Jewish folk and rock, popular tunes from Jewish camps, Israeli, Chassidic, Sephardic songs, and more.

Compleat Klezmer

This book is the definitive anthology by the world's foremost authority on klezmer music. Features an in-depth musical analysis, discography, 33 annotated melodies, historical background, annotations, resources, bibliography and extensive instruction on klezmer music. A MUST for Klezmer fans.

Jewish Sacred Music and Jewish Identity: Continuity and Fragmentation

Jewish Sacred Music and Jewish Identity explores complex issues of religious pluralism and the preservation of Jewish identity in the context of American culture today, drawing on the perspective of the Cantor's office. Featured among other entries are the collected writings of Cantor William Sharlin, well-known and influential scholar, cantor, composer of synagogue music, and former professor at Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles. Now cantor emeritus at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, where he has served since 1954, Cantor Sharlin is a link between the traditions of the past and the transformations of the present, and a long-time observer of music's role as both preserver and innovator of Jewish worship. The essays presented here are sure to engage readers interested in the place of music in religion, and those concerned with the state of religion in the post-modern world.

That which has been written about Jewish sacred music is primarily descriptive, largely unconcerned with the impact of the changing nature of synagogue song on Jewish religion and identity. Indeed, for all that has been written about the Americanization of Judaism--from ritual changes to the emphasis on social ethics--critical analysis of developments in synagogue music has been largely ignored. This volume presents a much-needed social-theoretical approach to Jewish sacred music in the post-modern synagogue, and concludes that music, far more than an aid to ritual, is a prime indicator of the state of American Judaism today, and will play a crucial role in its future transformation.

Jewish Sacred Music and Jewish Identity will appeal to Jewish professionals--cantors, rabbis, and educators--as well as those interested in the broader fields of Jewish studies, contemporary religion, musicology, and American religious diversity. This book is a useful text in courses on Judaism, American religion, and sacred music. It provides a unique perspective on the state of American Judaism through the eyes of the cantorate. Rather than a historical survey of Jewish sacred music in America--a topic discussed in other volumes--this book presents the insights and personal philosophies of cantors working in the contemporary synagogue. In addition, its substantial glossary amounts to a primer in Judaism, making this book useful even for those unfamiliar with the Jewish religion.

Joy to the World: The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Carols

This collection of carol stories will add special meaning to each Christmas season. Perfect for personal or family Advent devotions. (20040603)

The Complete Jewish Songbook for Children

Bring Jewish culture and history into your home or classroom with this comprehensive collection of children's music! Over 300 pages, this book features more than 200 songs that highlight stories from the Hebrew Bible (like the Maccabees, Esther and Jonah), encourages civic values through ethical teachings, and teaches the traditions of the Jewish holidays.

Mel Bay Easy Klezmer Tunes

In response to many requests for a simplified version of his highly acclaimed "Klezmer Collection", Stacy Phillips has compiled a selection of pieces for beginning instrumentalists from that classic book. Klezmer music originally came from the Jewish ghettoes of Eastern Europe of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The style reflects its mix of heritages from Europe, Near East and Gypsy. These arrangements are based on some of the earliest classic recordings in Europe and America. As such, they are a great introduction to this music which is now a world-wide phenomenon. Each number is arranged for C, Bb, Eb and bass clef instruments. Brass, reed, piano, flute, and string players can receive instant gratification from these entry level arrangements. The accompanying CD demonstrates ensemble versions of all the music, performed at slow tempos, by world class klezmer artists on clarinet, violin, guitar and bass.

The Absolutely Complete Klezmer Songbook

Renowned ethnomusicologist, documentarian, and klezmer musician Yale Strom teamed up with Transcontinental Music to create an exhaustive compilation of nigunim, horas, bulgars, and more. This songbook features melody lines and chords for 313 songs including many collected from the field by Strom himself in Eastern Europe and published here for the first time, plus a number of exclusive, out-of-print lost treasures not available anywhere else. Strom also provides a thorough, extensive written history and perspective of klezmer, complete with a glossary and archival photos. The CD includes 36 of the songs found in the book recorded by Strom and his band Hot Pstromi.