And there was music: singing and instruments in the hebrew bible

Authors

  • Sonia Goussinsky Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-5894.ip12-27

Keywords:

Music, Bible, Hebrew, Musicology, Organology

Abstract

An important source about ancient Hebrews’ music consists of the many references in the Hebrew Bible regarding singing and musical instruments. Nevertheless, those references must be carefully interpreted, supported and confronted to archaeological discoveries such as iconography, objects and music instruments. This essay aims to explore the contextual elements in musical evolution by presenting some musical references in the Hebrew Bible, revealing a huge field of Hebrew musical participation, from the organized religious service to popular manifestations.

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Author Biography

  • Sonia Goussinsky, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas
    Doutoranda no departamento de Letras Orientais na área de Língua, literatura e cultura judaicas da USP. Mestre pelo Trinity College of Music. Bacharel pelo Instituto de Artes da UNESP.

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Published

2012-07-30

Issue

No. 12 (2012)

Section

Artigos

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Copyright (c) 2012 Sonia Goussinsky

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How to Cite

And there was music: singing and instruments in the hebrew bible. (2012). Vértices, 12, 12-27. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-5894.ip12-27