Marsha B. Edelman
Marsha Bryan Edelman is professor of music and education at Gratz College. She also serves as director of the Tyson Music Department and coordinates the college's academic programs in Jewish music.
Articles by Marsha B. Edelman
Nusah: The Music of Prayer
Traditional musical motifs, called nusah, give each service of Jewish prayer a distinct sound.
Leonard Bernstein: Jewish America’s Favorite (Musical) Son
A celebrated American composer, conductor, teacher, and pianist who infused his work with his Jewish heritage
Cantillation: Chanting, or Leyning, the Bible
Today the Bible is chanted in synagogues with an intricate musical system, but the practice began with one man projecting in a marketplace.
Synagogue Music in the Modern Era
Changes are taking place in the leadership, participation, melodies, and instruments that are found in the synagogue.
The Music of Shlomo Carlebach
Though not necessarily written for worship, neo-Hasidic melodies quickly found their way into the synagogue.
Salamone Rossi & Synagogue Choral Music
A Renaissance composer who applied the conventions of choral music to Jewish liturgy
Popular Klezmer: Pushing the Envelope
With klezmer's popularity on the rise, artists have taken it in new--and sometimes "controversial"--directions.
Klezmer Music
Ashkenazi "Old Country" music found new life in America in the late 20th century.