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  • From: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Theophoric Name: Y:HOWYFQIYM
  • Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:19:06 -0500

Hi Rochelle,

Could you point me to some literature that argues for such tightly constructed rhythms of chanties and Davidic psalms.

Thanks a bunch!

Bryan

Rochelle Altman wrote:


These pre-monarchial psalms are the closest to folk song in their simplicity of vocabulary, but not in their melodic range or structure. Rhythmically, Psalm 96 (for instance) is a chanty. (I suppose that some will consider it blasphemous to point out that many of the songs of praise are "whistle while you work" songs -- meant to be sung when rowing, plowing, walking between sites...). You don't mess with the rhythms of a work chanty. A change from a bi-syllable to a tri-syllable would stand out. It does not occur.

The Davidic Psalms are extremely sophisticated and tightly constructed. Any change of syllabic divisions from a bi-syllable to a tri-syllable would stand out like the proverbial sore thumb..It does not occur.


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