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List some examples that illustrate how Christian churches were and are institutions for spreading socio-cultural ideas and practices over wide areas . . . (Examples may vary.)
 
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How did Jewish vocal music provide a separate cultural identity (rather than Jewish instrumentalists)?
 
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Answer to Question 1


  • Music with Latin texts is still common in churches around the world.

  • The use of church modes, which include special non-major/minor scales that impart different flavors to melodies

  • The Western system of music notation developed first in the church, fostered a tradition of musical literacy, and influenced later conceptions about music.



Answer to Question 2


  • Through the use language (e.g., CD 1:25 is an example of a Yiddish language song from the Ashkenazic tradition)




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