Shostakovich and Asia – this unique combination of two highly dissimilar composers allows us to explore the breadth of influence of traditional Jewish culture

Shostakovich and Asia â " this unique combination of two highly dissimilar composers allows us to explore the breadth of influence of traditional Jewish cultur

At a time of both rising anti-Semitism and burgeoning Jewish nationalism, how and why did Russian music become the gateway to Jewish modernity in music? Loeffle

A global history of Jewish music from the biblical era to the present day, with chapters by leading international scholars.

The book surveys the broad sweep of music among Jews of widely diverse communities from Biblical times to the modern day. Each chapter focuses on a different Je