Universität Wien

160064 UE Introduction to Eastern European Jewish Music (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 03.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 30.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course offers both a scholarly and practical introduction to the complex musical culture of Ashkenazi Jews (ie. Jews from Central and Eastern Europe). Beginning with a broader look at the challenges of studying Jewish music, the course will offer a historical and cultural contextualization of Eastern and Central European Jewish communities and a theoretical introduction to various Ashkenazi music styles.

The remainder of the course will focus on Ashkenazi instrumental music (klezmer), Yiddish song, and liturgical (cantorial) practices as the three areas of workshop-style study, in which active music-making will be a large focus.

Assessment and permitted materials

The course will take advantage of various Jewish music events in Vienna including regular concerts, jam sessions, and festivals. Participation will include assignments requesting students to attend such an event and submit a written response description, in an ethnomusicological framework.

For the final project, students will present, either individually or in small groups, a musical performance framed by a scholarly introduction. These presentations will be shared in the final session or sessions of the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students are expected to prepare readings (roughly one article for each session) and to participate actively in the class. The grade will be based on the final presentation, participation and several written assignments.

Examination topics

Reading list

These are some relevant publications, but there will be a broader range of readings used as well

Feldman Zev. Klezmer: Music History and Memory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.

Niran Frigyesi, Judit. Writing on Water: The Sounds of Jewish Prayer. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2018.

Ross, Sarah M. A Season of Singing: Creating Feminist Jewish Music in the United States. Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press, 2016.

Summit, Jeffrey A. The Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Music and Identity in Contemporary Jewish Worship. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Walden Joshua S. Editor. The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Association in the course directory

BA: ETH-V, FRE
MA (2008): M02, M03, M04, M05, M08, M13
MA (2022): E.ETH, H.ETH, S.ETH

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