From chantre to djak
Cantorial traditions in Canada
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2000
- Category
- Ethnomusicology
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772823677
- Publish Date
- Jan 2000
- List Price
- $21.99
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Description
The performance of sacred song often involves the talents of cantors, chanters, precentors, and criers – also known as chantres, djaky, psalem-sbebniki, bazanim, prolopsalti, and muezzins. This book explores a unique class of musicians from a variety of perspectives to offer the first survey of its kind. Folklorists join with ethnomusicologists, cantors, and enthusiasts to illuminate the many facets of this rich, living tradition.
