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Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the Orientalizing Musical Pattern
… by Kurke 1992: 95). Linen chitons and golden crickets were part of a luxurious Eastern clothing adopted by noblemen to … to democratic; the Orient, contrasted with the isonomic Spartan model, was connoted with stereotypes of cowardice and …
Aspects of Music Culture in the Land of Israel during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods: Sepphoris as a Case Study
… years of Hellenistic culture, manifested in language, art, music, cult and thought. Yet, despite and alongside the … the Land of Israel. Based on the abundance of music-related artifacts found, this paper examines aspects of …
Soothing Lyres and epôidai: Music Therapy and the Cases of Orpheus, Empedocles and David
… order distinguishing human physis as being a part of the world order ( kosmos ), as it is possible to …
Ancient Music in the Modern Classroom
… first nor the last musicologist to treat ancient music as part of a general music-history survey. Especially prominent …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… compendium, even though not complete since its greater part only covers the High Holy Day services, nevertheless … describes the wider liturgical and worship background, particularly the role of the congregation during the prayer …
Traces of Jewish Musicians in the Writings of Lomazzo
… of traces of Jewish musicians in Lomazzo’s Trattato dell’Arte Della Pittura would no doubt be of interest to historians of Jewish music as well as to art historians in general. Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo was one of the most significant writers on the subject of art during the period of the late Renaissance, and his …
Remarks Concerning the Use of the Melograph in Ethnomusicological Studies
… The Melograph, by now, has become part and parcel of ethnomusicological research and no longer … methods of research it suggests. However, the scope of this article does not permit a summary of all the points which …
Vocal Folk-Polyphonies of the Western Orient in Jewish Tradition
… apparently, in this original state of monophony while part singing and group playing were considered an art product and a late result of cultural processes. …
Self-Revelation and the Law - Arnold Schoenberg in his Religious Works
… 'In Grove's Dictionary of Music there is quite a good article that includes a discussion of Moses and Aaron . Partly nonsensical, in that it brings the artist in. That's late-19 th -century stuff, but not me. The …
The “Proclamation Style” in Hebrew Music
… as far as I know, only a few have found it worthy of particular attention. This is rather strange, the more so … to a very old stylistic layer, the group of blessings. Apart from the fundamental 'spinal' tones, the group shows …