Week 4 - January 26: Sacred texts: recitation, cantillation and chant

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Reference readings:

Al-Faruqi 1987;

Sells 1999: Introduction and the chapter "Hearing the Qur’an".


Assigned readings (for class presentations):

1) Shelemay & Jeffrey 1993: vol.1: pp. 1-16; vol. 2: pp. 1-9 + Music Grove Online: browse the entry “Ethiopia”: Chapter 2: Orthodox Church Music.

2) Music Grove Online: the entry “Jewish Music”: Chapters 3.1 and 3.2 (especially “Biblical cantillation and browse any other chapters that interest you) + Shiloah 1993: chapter 12.