Musical instruments of the Bible / Jeremy Montagu.

Author/creator Montagu, Jeremy
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2002.
Descriptionxiv, 177 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm
Subjects
Music in the Bible.
Musical instruments.

Contents Introduction -- The pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy -- The narrative books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job -- The poetical books: Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, songs of songs -- The prophets: Isaiah to Malachi -- The apocrypha: Esdras to Maccabees -- The new testament: gospels to revelations -- The use of instruments.
Abstract Jubal did not have an organ, nor David a harp. Nebuchadnezzar had neither sackbut (English for trombone) nor cornett. The Bible, as we know it in English, is a translation, and the history of Biblical translations in Aramaic, Greek, Latin, English, and all other languages, has involved the substitutions of the musical instruments from the translator's era for those of the original author. This book uses all the resources available to establish what each instrument in the Bible really looked like, and how it was played. Sources are cited in the original Biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin, but always with transcription into the modern Roman alphabet. Instruments are discussed, described, and identified in the order in which they appear in the King James Bible. Three indexes supplement the text: an index of Biblical citations that provides the chapter and verse where the instrument is mentioned, a quadrilingual parallel citation in Hebrew, Greek, Latin and English, which allows the reader to crosscheck each reference, and a general index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 151-156) and indexes.
LCCN 2002021202
ISBN0810842823 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML166 .M66 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold