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From Chantre to Djak: Cantorial Traditions in Canada (Mercury Series)
From Chantre to Djak Cantorial Traditions in Canada - Mercury Series 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 ethnomus... more »icologists, cantors, and enthusiasts to illuminate the many facets of this rich, living tradition.« less