A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781845534097)

'A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible' draws on extensive historical research, comparative linguistic analysis and musical study to offer the first compilation of its kind. The volume examines the entire range of musical instruments in the Bible - stringed, wind and percussion - drawing on ancient and modern translations of the Bible and the works of rabbinic teachers, Church Fathers and medieval, renaissance and contemporary scholars. The book offers a historical survey of Hebrew instrumental music - its origins and links with neighbouring cultures, the role of instruments in the religious, social, public and private life of ancient Israel, and the system of musical education - and explores the understanding of Hebrew musical instruments in post-biblical times. This comprehensive volume will be invaluable to musicologists, archaeologists, theologians, historians, philologists and Bible translators, as well as general readers in the subject.

Author: Yelena Kolyada
ISBN-10: 1845534093
ISBN-13: 9781845534097
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2010
Pages: 324
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 223