Musical Gematria

Musical Gematria
Author: William Zeitler
Publisher: Musica Arcana
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781940630021

In modern times we are accustomed to one set of characters for writing words (the alphabet 'A' through 'Z') and another for writing numbers (the digits '0' through '9'). The ancient Greeks and Hebrews, however, used the alphabet for both words and numbers. So their numbers looked like strange words, and their words looked like strange numbers. And every word naturally had a numeric value. The study of these numeric values of words is called 'gematria' ("geh-MAY-tree-uh").The ancients put gematria to use: they apparently used numeric values of the names of Greek gods as dimensions in the Parthenon. And Jewish mystics in the Middle Ages studied the meanings of the numeric values of the Hebrew names of God.This book presents a way of doing 'musical gematria' that takes words or phrases in general and names in particular, and generates graceful and musically useful themes. It uses an elegant method that honors the ancient traditions of gematria while incorporating modern insights.

Music and Kabbalah

Music and Kabbalah
Author: Matityahu Glazerson
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1996-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1461629659

Music is an intrinsic part of Jewish expression, reaching back to the biblical "Song of the Sea," which appears in Exodus, and the Psalms composed by King David. Employing the tools of Jewish mysticism, Music and Kabbalah examines the spiritual connection between God and music. The holy aspects of the musical scale, musical terminology, and instruments named in the Psalms are deciphered by using the gematria (interpretive numeric value) of their Hebrew names. Rabbi Glazerson employs music as a vehicle with which to teach that "Judaism and the Hebrew language, the holy tongue, are vast and deep, embracing incomprehensible knowledge of every aspect and sphere of life."

Citation and Authority in Medieval and Renaissance Musical Culture

Citation and Authority in Medieval and Renaissance Musical Culture
Author: Suzannah Clark
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781843831662

Essays - collected in honour of Margaret Bent - examining how medieval and Renaissance composers responded to the tradition in which they worked through a process of citation of and commentary on earlier authors.

Bach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet

Bach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet
Author: Ruth Tatlow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1991-02-21
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521361910

In 1947 Friedrich Smend published a study claiming that J. S. Bach used a natural-order alphabet (A = 1 to Z = 24) in his works. He demonstrated that Bach incorporated significant words into his music, and provided himself with a symbolic compositional theme. Here, Dr Tatlow investigates the plausibility of Smend's claims with new evidence, challenging Smend's conclusions.

Mysteries and Secrets: The 16-Book Complete Codex

Mysteries and Secrets: The 16-Book Complete Codex
Author: Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 2887
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1459730925

This special 16-book bundle collects fearless investigations into the paranormal from the pens of Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe, who for several decades been researching and writing about ancient and eternal mysteries. Their entertaining and thought-provoking works span numerous topics, from numerology, freemasonry, voodoo, satanism and witchcraft to the very nature of death and time. Additionally, they have produced numerous volumes examining the great unexplained mysteries and places of history, including The Bible, European castles, strange murders, arcane objects of power, the mysterious depths of the sea and remarkable people. Take a strange and beautiful trip to the mystical side of life in this special set! Includes Death Mysteries and Secrets of Numerology Mysteries and Secrets of the Masons Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars Mysteries and Secrets of Time Mysteries and Secrets of Voodoo, Santeria, and Obeah Satanism and Demonology Secrets of the World’s Undiscovered Treasures The Big Book of Mysteries The Oak Island Mystery The World’s Greatest Unsolved Mysteries The World’s Most Mysterious Castles The World’s Most Mysterious Murders The World’s Most Mysterious Objects The World’s Most Mysterious People Unsolved Mysteries of the Sea

Discovering Medieval Song

Discovering Medieval Song
Author: Mark Everist
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1108606016

The Conductus repertory is the body of monophonic and polyphonic non-liturgical Latin song that dominated European culture from the middle of the twelfth century to the beginning of the fourteenth. In this book, Mark Everist demonstrates how the poetry and music interact, explores how musical structures are created, and discusses the geographical and temporal reach of the genre, including its significance for performance today. The volume studies what medieval society thought of the Conductus, its function in medieval society - whether paraliturgical or in other contexts - and how it fitted into patristic and secular Latin cultures. The Conductus emerges as a genre of great poetic and musical sophistication that brought the skills of poets and musicians into alignment. This book provides an all-encompassing view of an important but unexplored repertory of medieval music, engaging with both poetry and music even-handedly to present new and up-to-date perspectives on the genre.

Your Name Is Your Blessing

Your Name Is Your Blessing
Author: Benjamin Blech
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1461632684

Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings represents the first time that the secrets of the Kabbalah, the mystical teachings of Jewish spiritual leaders, were introduced to the general public for the purpose of explaining the profound meanings hidden in every person’s name. Even now, Your Name is Your Blessing remains alone in its application of Kabbalistic teachings to the choice and understanding of one’s name. A name tells a story that captures a person’s character and personality, and Your Name Is Your Blessing, Benjamin and Elaine Blech provide a guide to understanding what your name says about you and your life. The Blechs give the gematria—the total numerical value of a word, which is the starting point for kabbalistic analysis—for hundreds of names, as well as Biblical words, phrases, and blessings associated with this numerical value.

The Esoteric Musical Tradition of Ferruccio Busoni and Its Reinvigoration in the Music of Larry Sitsky

The Esoteric Musical Tradition of Ferruccio Busoni and Its Reinvigoration in the Music of Larry Sitsky
Author: Judith Michelle Crispin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Explores an esoteric tradition of music composition which grew out of Ferruccio Busoni's concept of Junge Klassizitat, or Young Classicality. Building on research into the esoteric nature of Busoni's Junge Klassizitat, this study traces the passage of the esoteric tradition along the Budoni-Petri-Sitsky line.

Healing in the Hebrew Months

Healing in the Hebrew Months
Author: Del Hungerford
Publisher: Healing in the Hebrew Months
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2019-10-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781734095609

Out of relationship with God-YHWH-comes a lifestyle that allows us to walk in health. The cycles set within the Hebrew calendar give us clues and patterns as a blueprint for our journey into wholeness. From the beginning of creation, God set up cycles so we can learn to walk in our authority as sons of God. This book contains practical exercises to walk with God through your seasons, using decrees, declarations, visualizations, and the living letters of the Hebrew aleph-bet. Combined with the wonderful world of the musical frequencies in the Hebrew alpeh-bet and Hebrew gematria, the cyclical pattern set within the Hebrew months brings a governmental authority into and around our lives that enable us to walk in wholeness of spirit, soul, and body. This book is part 3 of the Healing in the Hebrew Months series. In Book 1, Leah of Captive Thought Therapy, takes you chapter and verse through the bible pertaining to each month. From there, she shows you the emotional themes and gives you a practical activation for healing. In Book 2, Seneca of Freedom Flowers introduces you to the tribes, stones, gates, and constellations associated with each month.