{"product_id":"passport-to-jewish-music-its-history-traditions-and-culture-hardcover","title":"Passport to Jewish Music: Its History, Traditions, and Culture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrene Heskes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to present a survey of Jewish music to illuminate its special role as a mirror of history, tradition, and cultural heritage. The 27 topical chapters have been placed within a modified chronological perspective to present a historic picture of virtually every important development in Jewish music. The book represents a culmination of several decades of the author's dedicated labor and scholarly study in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIRENE HESKES is a music historian who specializes in Jewish music. She has written numerous articles and reviews for musicological and general journal publications in America, Europe, and Israel, and has contributed to the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Judaica\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as to \u003ci\u003eMusical Theater in America\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1984), and \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Holocaust Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1993). \u003ci\u003eAmong her books are: Studies in Jewish Music\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), \u003ci\u003eJews in Music\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eErnest Bloch: Creative Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eThe Resource Book of Jewish Music\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1985), \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Abraham Goldfaden\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003e The Golden Age of Cantors\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), and \u003ci\u003eYiddish-American Popular Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, 1895 to 1950 (1992)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.92 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157039091847,"sku":"9780313280351","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1a7006c4afce26f8527487a91b0723dc.webp?v=1733248189","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/passport-to-jewish-music-its-history-traditions-and-culture-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}