The Organ and Its Music in German-Jewish Culture

by Tina Fr Hauf, Tina Fruhauf, Annabeth Albert, et al.

Book Overview

The Organ and Its Music in German-Jewish Culture examines the powerful but often overlooked presence of the organ in synagogue music and the musical life of German-speaking Jewish communities. Tina Fr hauf expertly chronicles the history of the organ in Jewish culture from the earliest references in the Talmud through the 19th century, when it had established a firm and lasting presence in Jewish sacred and secular spaces in central Europe. Fr hauf...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199896488
• ISBN13: 9780199896486
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"