Music of Israel - MAPEH 8 (Music 3rd Quarter)
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Israel's capital is Jerusalem and its largest city is also Jerusalem. Hebrew and Arabic are the official languages. The music of West Asia is modal and emphasizes melodic complexity and ornamentation over harmony. West Asian music is commonly used for communal worship, mystic rituals, life events like weddings, and entertainment like belly dancing. Israeli singing has a distinctive guttural and throaty style. Jewish music is divided into devotional, featuring vocal music for Sabbath and holy days, and secular, using instruments and voice for life events outside religious domains. Instruments include the lute, laud, darbuk, Jewish lyre, psalterion, shofar, goblet, toft, oud and darbuk.
Music of Israel - MAPEH 8 (Music 3rd Quarter)
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- 6. The music of West Asia is modal. Harmony is not emphasized but rather includes salient features such as melodic complexity and ornamentation.
- 7. West Asian music is commonly used during: Communal worship (in Mosque, Synagogue and Church) Mystic rituals (Sufis, Hasidic) Life passage events (Weddings, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Anniversaries) Entertainment (Belly Dancing, Folk Dancing)
- 9. Vocal Music of Israel Israel singers have a distinctive vocal style. They sing with guttural and throaty enunciation.
- 10. Two Divisions of Jewish Music 1. Devotional almost entirely vocal featured during Sabbath and other holy days The art of Hazan (leader of prayer in synagogue) has always been evident in the culture. Shofar is a special call to prayer and repentance; it is sounded on the High Holidays
- 11. Two Divisions of Jewish Music 2. Secular instruments and voice are used played during life passage events context lies outside the religious domain very rhythmic and have popular and romantic texts
- 13. Instrumental Music of Israel Hora – a dance that often has strong off beats and asymmetric meters; uses accompaniment
- 14. Instrumental Music of Israel Accompaniments: Lute (similar to Philippine banduria) Laud (similar to Indian sitar) Darbuk (goblet drum)
- 15. Significant Instruments of Israel Jewish Lyre Psalterion Shofar
- 16. Other Significant Instruments of Arab Countries Goblet Toft
- 17. Other Significant Middle Eastern Instruments Oud Darbuk
Editor's Notes
- #7: MODAL MUSIC uses diatonic scales that are not necessarily major or minor and does not use functional harmony as we understand it within tonality. SALIENT– outstanding, prominent, noticeable, striking MELODIC – musical COMPLEXITY – difficulty, intricacy ORNAMENTATION – enhancement
- #8: HASIDIC – Jewish religious sect BAR MITZVAH – Jewish Babylonian Aramaic word literally meaning “son of commandment” When a boy comes of age at 13-years-old, he has become a "bar mitzvah" and is recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a full grown man. A boy who has become a Bar Mitzvah is now morally and ethically responsible for his decisions and actions. BAT MITZVAH – Jewish Babylonian Aramaic word literally meaning “daughter of commandment” A religious initiation ceremony for a Jewish girl aged 12 years and one day, regarded as the age of religious maturity.
- #10: GUTTURAL – rough, deep, harsh, rasp THROATY – husky, hoarse, thick ENUNCIATION – diction, accent, expression
- #11: DEVOTIONAL – religious, worshipping, prayerful, holy, sacred
- #12: SECULAR – worldly, irreligious, nonspiritual