Classical and popular music in Israel transcultural dialogues and contrasts / edited by Malcolm Miller.
| Other author | Miller, Malcolm |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2025. |
| Description | xv, 505 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Series | Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; 207 Eastman studies in music v. 207. http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/ae8d9d3d-d14a-554c-9555-3e85849e76b0 ^A494093 |
| Contents | Introduction : Classical and popular music in Israel : transcultural dialogues and contrasts / Malcolm Miller -- Part 1. Music in Israel : an overview. Israeli music in performance : a contemporary chronicle / Michael Wolpe -- Part 2. East-west and modernist aesthetic encounters. How East is East? : European orientalism, ethnicity, and Arabic elements in Israeli art music / Jehoash Hirschberg -- Music as a symbol of identity : interrelation between Western and Eastern art musics in Israel / Amnon Shiloah -- Keeping one's distance : Arnold Schoenberg and Israel, then and now / Arnold Whittall -- Part 3. Composers, canons, and repertories. Transcultural aesthetics and musical dialogues : Middle-Eastern and European instruments in works by composers in Israel / Malcolm Miller -- Josef Tal's Double concerto for violin and cello with chamber orchestra / Yosef Goldenberg -- Between belonging, alienation, and exclusion : Verdina Shlonsky and the Israeli musical canon / Irit Youngerman -- The Holocaust as reflected in Israeli instrumental art music / Galia Duchin-Arieli -- Tikkun ḥatzot : earthly and heavenly visions in Mordecai Seter's 1961 oratorio / Uri Golomb -- Recalling imaginary worlds : Jewish soundscapes in Mark Kopytman's works / Yulia Kreinin -- Tu bishvat in the shadow of memory and bereavement : Mark Kopytman's October sun and Haim Permont's Dear son of mine / Anat Rubinstein -- Part 4. Popular genres : cabaret, folk, rock, and soundscapes. "A broom that will sweep everything away" : types of cabarets in the Jewish community of Mandatory Palestine / Naama Ramot -- "At Adama" : a musical vignette / Carmel Raz -- Israeli and British early "progressive rock" : a comparative study / Alon Schab -- When the cannons roar, are the muses silent? : the Israeli soundscape since October 7, 2023 / Tanya Sermer -- Part 5: Composers' perspectives. Yehezkel Braun's Piano sonata no. 1 (1957) : compositional reflections and recollections / Rotem Luz -- Instrumental Arab art music in Israel : the development of a local style / Emad Dalal -- Composing in time of war : the genesis of a new album of art songs / Oded Zehavi -- The Bible in contemporary Israeli music : a personal Odyssey / Max Stern. |
| Abstract | "Original historical and analytical research into the Israeli music scene, treating important composers as well as broader contemporary issues such as Jewish-Arab encounters, gender, Holocaust memorialization, and post-October 7th sound worlds. Does a nation's music reflect its distinctive, definable spirit and aspirations? As this wide-ranging volume demonstrates, Israel's pluralistic musical scene offers a unique crucible in which to study transcultural processes and encounters. Through the nineteen essays by established and younger scholars and musicians, what emerges is a vivid picture of a dynamic musical culture balancing regional and global tendencies. The essays touch on a wide range of classical and popular musics. Micro-histories of individual composers highlight Arnold Schoenberg's relationship to Israel, Josef Tal's and Mordecai Seter's Israeli modernism, the neglected genius of Verdina Shlonsky, and the postmodernism of Mark Kopytman and Oded Zehavi. Broader surveys address musical responses to Jewish and Arab traditions, Holocaust memorialization, satirical cabaret, prog rock, nationalistic "folk" songs, and the soundscape of a country at war since October 7, 2023. Further insight is offered in chapters devoted to composers' perspectives, including Palestinian Arab creativity, composing in a time of war, and the inspiration of the Bible. For the scholar, performer, and music lover interested in exploring new repertoire, as well as for students of Jewish and Middle Eastern culture, the volume provides an authoritative and thought-provoking account of Israeli music in its varied guises, enhancing appreciation of the aesthetic quality and significance of a still-evolving, thriving musical culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025020933 |
| ISBN | 9781648251115 hardback |
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| ISBN | epub |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |