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Author Summit, Jeffrey A

Title The Lord's song in a strange land : music and identity in contemporary Jewish worship / Jeffrey A. Summit
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages) : illustrations, music
Series American musicspheres
American musicspheres.
Contents Contents; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1 An Introduction to Jewish Worship; 2 The Meaning of a Tune: The Sabbath Hymn Lekhah dodi; 3 The Meaning of Nusach: Worshippers' Perspectives on Traditional Jewish Chant; 4 Meaning and Melody Choice in Jewish Worship; Conclusion: American Jews and American Religious Experience; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Contents of Accompanying CD; Index
Summary Across the United States, Jews come together every week to sing and pray in a wide variety of worship communities. Through this music, made by and for ordinary folk, these worshippers define and re-define their relationship to the continuity of Jewish tradition and the realities of American life. Combining oral history with an analysis of recordings, The Lord's Song in a Strange Land examines this tradition incontemporary Jewish worship and explores the diverse links between the music and both spiritual and cultural identities. Alive with detail, the book focuses on metropolitan Boston and cov
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Jews -- United States -- Music
Synagogue music -- United States -- History and criticism
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
Jews
Synagogue music
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Music
Form Electronic book
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0195347560
9786610704101
6610704104
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0195116771