Re: minor

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

For a fabulous article on the modes by our own Josh Horowitz, see this 
page which Ari put of Klezmer Shack from discussion on our list a couple 
of years ago:

http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/horowitz/horowitz.klezmodes.html

Lorele


I. Oppenheim wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Sylvie Braitman wrote:
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>>Plus (I always refused to learn this at school, but I should have), what
>>about the modes? Isn't Klezmer based on modal music? Sylvie
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>Jewish music in general is indeed strongly influenced by the
>so-called "steigers" or "prayer modes" that are used in shul.
>Having said this, the Jewish system of steigers has not much
>in common with the system of modal music that was used by the
>western Christian Church. They are more akin to the system
>of "maqamat," used in oriental music.
>
>For more information on this topic, see f.e. the Encyclopedia Judaica.
>
>Irwin Oppenheim
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