Jewish Music : Lexicon
A guide to researching Jewish music
Lexicon
Getting a handle on the various terms associated with various traditions within Jewish music can be challenging. Here are some sites that should help you figure out Hebrew and Yiddish terminology, and the variant spellings when the terms are rendered in English.
- Jewish Music Research Centre ConceptsThis online resource within the Jewish Music Research Centre Thesaurus offers definitions and context for terms from Adar to Zemirot.
- Research the vocabularyThe Jewish Music WebCenter provides terms to use in keyword searches for catalogs, databases, and other online resources.
Subject Headings
The following examples of Library of Congress Subject Headings are commonly assigned to materials you will find available via Library Catalog:
