Ethnography and Analysis in the Study of Jewish Music

Two analytical vignettes on distinct genres of Jewish liturgical music are situated in dialogue with ethnographic encounters. The first vignette reveals structural and expressive aspects of a Hasidic niggun, a type of sung melody that is understood to be a form of prayer. The analysis was first deli...

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Main Author: Malin, Yonatan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Analytical Approaches to World Music 2020-01-01
Series:Analytical Approaches to World Music
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Online Access:http://aawmjournal.com/articles/2019b/Malin_AAWM_Vol_7_2.pdf