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Music Ethnomusicology

From chantre to djak

Cantorial traditions in Canada

edited by Robert B. Klymasz

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 2000
Category
Ethnomusicology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772823677
    Publish Date
    Jan 2000
    List Price
    $21.99

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The performance of sacred song often involves the talents of cantors, chanters, precentors, and criers – also known as chantres, djaky, psalem-sbebniki, bazanim, prolopsalti, and muezzins. This book explores a unique class of musicians from a variety of perspectives to offer the first survey of its kind. Folklorists join with ethnomusicologists, cantors, and enthusiasts to illuminate the many facets of this rich, living tradition.

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