1st Edition

A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible

By Yelena Kolyada Copyright 2009
324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

'A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible' draws on extensive historical research, comparative linguistic analysis and musical study to offer the first compilation of its kind. The volume examines the entire range of musical instruments in the Bible - stringed, wind and percussion - drawing on ancient and modern translations of the Bible and the works of... Read more
Introduction Chapter 1 Instrumental Music of the Bible Chapter 2 Plucked Stringed InstrumentsChapter 3 Wind Instruments Chapter 4 Percussion Instruments Chapter 5 Ambivalent Instrumental TermsChapter 6 Generic and Unclear Musical Terms Chapter 7 Biblical Musical Instruments in Postbiblical Sources and in Bible TranslationsAppendix 1 List of References to Musical Instruments in the Bible Appendix 2 A Typological Table of the Terminology of Biblical Instruments Appendix 3 Table of the Instrumental Ensembles in the Bible Appendix 4 Synoptic Table of References to the Musical Instruments in the BibleGlossary of Biblical and Talmudic terminology

Biography

Yelena Kolyada