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Authors: Matityahu Glazerson
ISBN-13: 9781568219332, ISBN-10: 1568219334
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: December 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Matityahu Glazerson

Book Synopsis

Music is an intrinsic part of Jewish expression, reaching back to the biblical _Song of the Sea,_ which appears in Exodus, and the Psalms composed by King David. Employing the tools of Jewish mysticism, Music and Kabbalah examines the spiritual connection between God and music. The holy aspects of the musical scale, musical terminology, and instruments named in the Psalms are deciphered by using the gematria (interpretive numeric value) of their Hebrew names. Rabbi Glazerson employs music as a vehicle with which to teach that _Judaism and the Hebrew language, the holy tongue, are vast and deep, embracing incomprehensible knowledge of every aspect and sphere of life._

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Pt. 1The Musical Scale
1The Seven-letter Cycle3
2The Hebrew Vowels9
3Relationship Between the Higher and Lower Octaves13
4The Supernatural Scale17
5The Reason for Four Scales19
6Elaboration of the First Scale21
7Elaboration of the Second Scale25
8Elaboration of the Third Scale27
Pt. 2Musical Terminology
1Introduction31
2The Simple Tune35
3Harmony, Beauty, and Power43
4The Poetic Song47
5The Meaning of Song49
6The Melody55
7Praise for the Natural and Miraculous61
8Song and Eternity65
9The Uniqueness of Voice67
10Expressions of Joy71
Pt. 3The Musical Instruments
1Introduction79
2The Shofar83
3The Nevel87
4The Kinor89
5The Combination of Shofar, Nevel, and Kinor91
6The Toph95
7The Machol97
8The Minim99
9The Ugav101
10The Tziltzelei Shama and the Tziltzelei Teruah103
Conclusion105
Index107

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