Ancient Jewish Music
 

Location and Chronology

Written Sources

Old Testament Non-Cultic Music

Old Testament Non-Psalm Worship Music

Old Testament Psalms

Psalm 1

Psalm 2

Psalm 3

Psalm 4

Psalm 5

Psalm 6

Psalm 7

Psalm 8

Psalm 9

Psalm 10

Psalm 11

Psalm 12

Psalm 13

Psalm 14

Psalm 15

Psalm 16

Psalm 17

Psalm 18

Psalm 19

Psalm 20

Psalm 21

Psalm 22

Psalm 23

Psalm 24

Psalm 25

Psalm 26

Psalm 27

Psalm 28

Psalm 29

Psalm 30

Psalm 31

Psalm 32

Psalm 33

Psalm 34

Psalm 35

Psalm 36

Psalm 37

Psalm 38

Psalm 39

Psalm 40

Psalm 41

Psalm 42

Psalm 43

Psalm 44

Psalm 45

Psalm 46

Psalm 47

Psalm 48

Psalm 49

Psalm 50

Psalm 51

Psalm 52

Psalm 53

Psalm 54

Psalm 55

Psalm 56

Psalm 57

Psalm 58

Psalm 59

Psalm 60

Psalm 61

Psalm 62

Psalm 63

Psalm 64

Psalm 65

Psalm 66

Psalm 67

Psalm 68

Psalm 69

Psalm 70

Psalm 71

Psalm 72

Psalm 73

Psalm 74

Psalm 75

Psalm 76

Psalm 77

Psalm 78

Psalm 79

Psalm 80

Psalm 81

Psalm 82

Psalm 83

Psalm 84

Psalm 85

Psalm 86

Psalm 87

Psalm 88

Psalm 89

Psalm 90

Psalm 91

Psalm 92

Psalm 93

Psalm 94

Psalm 95

Psalm 96

Psalm 97

Psalm 98

Psalm 99

Psalm 100

Psalm 101

Psalm 102

Psalm 103

Psalm 104

Psalm 105

Psalm 106

Psalm 107

Psalm 108

Psalm 109

Psalm 110

Psalm 111

Psalm 112

Psalm 113

Psalm 114

Psalm 115

Psalm 116

Psalm 117

Psalm 118

Psalm 119

Psalm 120

Psalm 121

Psalm 122

Psalm 123

Psalm 124

Psalm 125

Psalm 126

Psalm 127

Psalm 128

Psalm 129

Psalm 130

Psalm 131

Psalm 132

Psalm 133

Psalm 134

Psalm 135

Psalm 136

Psalm 137

Psalm 138

Psalm 139

Psalm 140

Psalm 141

Psalm 142

Psalm 143

Psalm 144

Psalm 145

Psalm 146

Psalm 147

Psalm 148

Psalm 149

Psalm 150

Extra-Biblical Ancient Jewish Musical Texts

Psalm 151

Psalm 152

Psalm 153

Psalm 154

Psalm 155

Cantillation tones: Interrelation of "lords" and "servants"

Cantillation tones: Nodal and Subordinate Accents

Images

Musical Objects: Idiophones

Musical Objects: Membranophones

Musical Objects: Chordophones

Musical Objects: Aerophones

Ram's Horn Shofar / Goat's Horn Shofar

Silver Temple Trumpets

Musical Representations: Idiophones

Musical Representations: Membranophones

Musical Representations: Chordophones

Music in the Ancient World (1979): Megiddo Lyre / Lachish Lyre

Bar Kochba Coins with reconstructions of lyres
 
Megiddo Harp (4th millenium BCE)

Musical Representations: Aerophones

Musical Representations: Singing

Musical Representations: Dancing

Musical Representations: Mixed

Audiofiles

Shema Yisruel  mp3 file

Shema Israel  ram file

Kol Nidrei  mp3 file

Mi soid mp3 file

Elohai neshumu  mp3 file

Studies

Eliyahu Schliefer: "Jewish Liturgical Music from the Bible to the Hasidim" from _Sacred Song and Social Change_ (University of Notre Dame Press) at the liturgica.com website:
Overview of Jewish Worship Music in Biblical Era
Overview of Jewish Worship Music from 1C CE through 15C CE
Overview of Jewish Worship Music from 15C CE through 20C CE

Chanting the Torah and Haftarot
Chanting the Torah Tropes
 

Bibliography