Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate

by Mark Slobin

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Chosen Voices is the definitive survey of an often overlooked aspect of American Jewish history and ethnomusicology, and an insider's look at a profession that is also a vocation. Week after week, year after year, Jews turn to sacred singers for spiritual and emotional support. The job of the hazzan -- much more than the traditional "messenger to God" -- is deeply embedded in cultural, social, and religious symbolism, negotiated between the congregation...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0252015657

ISBN13:9780252015656

Release Date:October 1990

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Music Musical Genres Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious & Sacred Music Voice

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