From Chantre to Djak: Cantorial Traditions in Canada (Mercury Series) (English and French Edition)

By Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies Staff, Canadian Museum of Civilization Staff

The performance of sacred song often involves the talents of cantors, chanters, precentors, and criers--also known as chantres, djaky, psalom-shchniki, hazanim, protopsalti, and muezzins. The present volume explores this 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0660178346
• ISBN13: 9780660178349
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Canadian Mus of Civilization
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.5"