How Long to Read Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America

How Long Does it Take to Read Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America by Judah M. Cohen

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Description

In Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America: Restoring the Synagogue Soundtrack, Judah M. Cohen demonstrates that Jews constructed a robust religious musical conversation in the United States during the mid- to late-19th century. While previous studies of American Jewish music history have looked to Europe as a source of innovation during this time, Cohen’s careful analysis of primary archival sources tells a different story. Far from seeing a fallow musical landscape, Cohen finds that Central European Jews in the United States spearheaded a major revision of the sounds and traditions of synagogue music during this period of rapid liturgical change. Focusing on the influences of both individuals and texts, Cohen demonstrates how American Jewish musicians sought to balance artistry and group singing, rather than "progressing" from solo chant to choir and organ. Congregations shifted between musical genres and practices during this period in response to such factors as finances, personnel, and communal cohesiveness. Cohen concludes that the "soundtrack" of 19th-century Jewish American music heavily shapes how we look at Jewish American music and life in the first part of the 21st-century, arguing that how we see, and especially hear, history plays a key role in our understanding of the contemporary world around us. Supplemented with an interactive website that includes the primary source materials, recordings of the music discussed, and a map that highlights the movement of key individuals, Cohen’s research defines more clearly the sound of 19th-century American Jewry.

How long is Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America?

Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America by Judah M. Cohen is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America aloud.

What Reading Level is Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America?

Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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