Bozena Muszkalska (Poznan/Polen) “Po całej ziemi rozchodzi sie ich dzwiek”. Muzyka wzyciu religijnym Zydów aszkenazyjskich [“Their voice goes out into all the earth . . .”. Music in the religious life of the Ashkenazi Jews], Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego: Wrocław 2013, 157 S., ISBN 978-83-229-3395-4 [Zusammenfassung]

The author (of the book) examines the religious musical traditions of Jews from Central and Eastern Europe, especially from the regions situated within the borders of pre-WWII Poland. These traditions are presented in a broader historical context, from the biblical times until today, as well as a geographical context, with the author outlining the main musical idioms of the Jewish Diaspora. The source basis comprises sound material collected during field research carried out in Poland and other Eastern European countries (between 2002 and 2013)