02766nam 2200589Ia 450 991045109510332120200520144314.00-19-534756-0(CKB)1000000000409871(EBL)422755(OCoLC)437109270(SSID)ssj0000362655(PQKBManifestationID)11260520(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362655(PQKBWorkID)10381677(PQKB)10566533(MiAaPQ)EBC422755(Au-PeEL)EBL422755(CaPaEBR)ebr10266631(CaONFJC)MIL70410(EXLCZ)99100000000040987120021107e20032000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Lord's song in a strange land[electronic resource] music and identity in contemporary Jewish worship /Jeffrey A. SummitOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20031 online resource (218 p.)American musicspheresOriginally published: 2000.0-19-516181-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAcross 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 covAmerican musicspheres.JewsUnited StatesMusicSynagogue musicUnited StatesHistory and criticismElectronic books.JewsSynagogue musicHistory and criticism.296.462781.76Summit Jeffrey A879888MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451095103321The Lord's song in a strange land1964731UNINA