Talk:Jewish music
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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. Danny
I added a reference to Idelsohn at the end (does anyone know of a more recent edition than the one I cited?), and also to Irene Heskes's book. I also added a section on instruments used in the Temple. I would appreciate if some of you mavens would look it over and fix anything that needs fixing. Thanks, --Ravpapa 18:13, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)