Wikipedia's first sentence called it “quite diverse and dates back thousands of years”. Today it says “music and melodies of the jewish people”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
There exist both traditions of religious music, as sung at the synagogue and in domestic prayers, and of secular music, such as klezmer . While some elements of Jewish music may originate in biblical times ( Biblical music ), differences of rhythm and sound can be found among later Jewish communities that have been musically influenced by location. In the nineteenth century, religious reform led to composition of ecclesiastic music in the styles of classical music . At the same period, academics began to treat the topic in the light of ethnomusicology . Edwin Seroussi has written, "What is known as 'Jewish music' today is thus the result of complex historical processes". A number of modern Jewish composers have been aware of and influenced by the different traditions of Jewish music.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jewish music , the music of Jews , is quite diverse and dates back thousands of years. Sometimes it is religious in nature, other times it is not. The rhythm and sound of the music varies greatly depending on the origins of the Jewish composers.
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There exist both traditions of religious music, as sung at the synagogue and domestic prayers, and of secular music, such as klezmer .While some elements of Jewish music may originate in biblical times, differences of rhythm and sound can be found among later Jewish communities that have been musically influenced by location.In the nineteenth century, religious reform led to composition of ecclesiastic music in the styles of classical music .A number of modern Jewish composers have been aware of and influenced by the different traditions of Jewish music.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
There exist both traditions of religious music, as sung at the synagogue and domestic prayers, and of secular music, such as klezmer . While some elements of Jewish music may originate in biblical times, differences of rhythm and sound can be found among later Jewish communities that have been musically influenced by location. In the nineteenth century, religious reform led to composition of ecclesiastic music in the styles of classical music . At the same period, academics began to treat the topic in the light of ethnomusicology .Edward Seroussi has written, "What is known as 'Jewish music' today is thus the result of complex historical processes". A number of modern Jewish composers have been aware of and influenced by the different traditions of Jewish music.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
There exist both traditions of religious music, as sung at the synagogue and domestic prayers, and of secular music, such as klezmer . While some elements of Jewish music may originate in biblical times ( Biblical music ), differences of rhythm and sound can be found among later Jewish communities that have been musically influenced by location. In the nineteenth century, religious reform led to composition of ecclesiastic music in the styles of classical music . At the same period, academics began to treat the topic in the light of ethnomusicology . Edward Seroussi has written, "What is known as 'Jewish music' today is thus the result of complex historical processes". A number of modern Jewish composers have been aware of and influenced by the different traditions of Jewish music.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “quite diverse and dates back thousands of years”. Today it says “music and melodies of the jewish people”. Read the current article and compare.
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quite diverse and dates back thousands of years
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music and melodies of the jewish people
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