MUS 5006 Israeli Music
An introduction to Israeli folk songs, their background and stylistic development and the styles of Israeli popular songs. NOTE: Rabbinical and Education students may audit this course by permission of the instructor and the Director of the program. The purpose of the course is to explore Israeli history, society and culture through musical encounters and excursions. The topics included are: 1. Israel's founding music: Israeli folksong: ideology, repertoire, function. 2. Mizrachi music: from the neighborhoods to the mainstream 3. Israeli rock: a local variant of Anglo- American Rock.4. Jewish music in Israel today: The piyyut given center-stage. 5. Prayer leaders in post/non-denominational settings in Israel today. Core.