Week 4 - September 28: Sacred texts: recitation, cantillation & chant
Readings:
All:
al-Faruqi 1987;
Sells 1999: Introduction and chapter "Hearing the Qur'an" (listen to a number of audio examples as well).
Assigned
1) Shelemay & Jeffrey 1993: vol. 1: 1-16; vol. 2: 1-9, and listen to audio examples;
Music Grove online: Ethiopia. Chapter 2: Orthodox Church Music.
2) Music Grove online: Jewish Music. Chapters 3.1 and 3.2 (especially Biblical cantillation and browse any other chapters that interest you).
Browse Rosowsky 1933-34.
Read Shiloah 1993: chapter 12.
DUE: fieldwork project proposal
