REL 217 - Judaism & Its Music

Institution:

University of Rochester

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Description:

This course surveys the development of Jewish Music -- the Music of Judaism and the Jewish People -- from earliest times until the present, relating its various phases and genres to their historical context. These will include the music of the Bible and Ancient Israel, musical foundations of the synagogue (cantillation, psalmody, the cantor), rabbinic attitudes toward music, the impact of Islam (philosophic discourse, magam and metrical poety), music of Jewish mysticism, art music in Renaissance Italy, Hasidic music, music of the Jewish life cycle and non-synagogue (Modern Orthodox, Reform and Conservative Judaism) in Europe and the United States, the music of the Holocaust, Zionism and the State of Israel. The aim of the course is to reveal how music not only reflected, but also played a significant role, in shaping the character of Jewish historical, religious and cultural experience. No prior course in Jewish Studies or Music is required.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rochester.edu

Phone Number:

(888) 822-2256

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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