Jewish Music

Music in Jewish worship can be high art or popular song, by solo expression or with group participation.

Traditional musical motifs, called nusah, give each service of Jewish prayer a distinct sound.

A celebrated American composer, conductor, teacher, and pianist who infused his work with his Jewish heritage

Today the Bible is chanted in synagogues with an intricate musical system, but the practice began with one man projecting in a marketplace.

Changes are taking place in the leadership, participation, melodies, and instruments that are found in the synagogue.

The music and lyrics expressed the dreams of a new nation.

The music of the synagogue celebrates both the diversity and unity of the Jewish people.

An overview of synagogue and religious music, including cantillation, nusah, the nigun, cantors and cantorial music, and the influence of prayer in the synagogue.

Though not necessarily written for worship, neo-Hasidic melodies quickly found their way into the synagogue.

A Renaissance composer who applied the conventions of choral music to Jewish liturgy