note, or `do:" According to Sinclair, the shofar's influence made its way into other music forms after the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 C.E. "When the Romans burned the House of God and exiled the Jewish people, they also exiled our music," he says. "They took it into captivity and made it sing for a new master' Specifically, early Christians, who at the turn of the Common Era were still a fringe sect of Judaism, incorporated music they heard in the Temple into their own practice. As Christianity developed in Rome, the orches- tral psalms of the Levites blended with Grecian influences to form the Freddie Mercury led Queen into musical Gregorian chant. Like the music of the glory with countless powerful rock bal- Temple, Gregorian chants had a single lads that may have evolved from a very melody, based on a diatonic scale. familiar instrument. "The mesmerizing quality of the to isolate the exact effect of the shofar, chant comes from an exquisite longing it has surely left its mark on songs like always to return to the root note of the "Bohemian Rhapsody": Containing a cap- scale, the tonic—to return to 'do': Sinclair pella, ballad, opera and hard-rock sections, says. the song is an elemental depot of all musi- Gregorian chants laid a foundation for cal forms built upon Temple music, even Renaissance music, which built on Temple ending gracefully on "do." music's monophonic form by adding har- In the words of Sinclair, "Music can monies and multiple layers of interwoven come to us like a familiar voice caressing melodies. The subsequent Classical Period employed instrumental melody-dominated our souls with the shared knowledge of our deepest sadness, and it can fly with our homophony, adding chordal support to highest elation. Music consoles and exalts Temple music's single-melody form. Most only because it, itself, can connect to the popular music today uses melody-domi- two extremities of feeling." nated homophony, with one voice accom- panied by chordal instrumentation. Jacob Nash is a freelance writer and owner of Contemporary genres — jazz, blues, BandBrands.net Graphic Design. His hobbies rock, pop, hip-hop, etc. — blend features include songwriting and spectator collegiate of ethnic and cultural folk rhythms with Quidditch. components of the Temple's, and the sho- far's, musical legacy. While it is difficult L'Shanah Toveh George, Teresa and the staff Open 7 Days A Week Carry-Out Service At Our Northeast Entrance 110NEITREE amiligmzED Catering Carry-Out 33080 Northwestern Highway West Bloomfield, MI Phone: 248-539-8300 • Fax: 248-539-8303 Summer Hours: Mon-Fri 11-10 • Sat 9-10 • Sun 9-9 wishing our customers a very happy and healthy New Year! Parking Meters Got You Down? NO WORRIES 1 Hour FREE Parking When Dining at Leo's Coney Island Royal Oak! i sons Mon-Sat 11-10 • Sundays FREE rim mum mw — ow on ow mm — Buy One Get One Half Off I ❑ on any lunch or Dinner Entree Monday-Friday 2pm-bpm Not good with any other offer, 1 coupon per table. For limited time only. Hurry in. Expires 10/15/12. Valid only at 110 S. Main Street, Royal Oak only um me sus I= mu New am um am now —NMI MN NI. 1=1 MINI - II•11 .11 - 10% off TOTAL BILL I of $20.00 or more. Not good with any other offer, 1 coupon per table. For limited time only. Hurry in. Expires 10/15/12. Valid only at 110 S. Main Street, Royal Oak only min Now me BNB a= ✓ 110 S. Main St., Royal Oak, Mi 248-336-8093 *We will reimburse you parking meter upt to one hours when you dine or Leo's Royal Oak! Please bring ad or coupon for reimbursement ' one child per adult P I-I g gdneg cpogg g gweet Sosentias ltzhak Perlman and Cantor Helfgot tions of the music. CD selections include a stately and dra- matic arrangement of "Sheyibone Bays Hamikdosh:' a tune Perlman remembers from Shabbat morning prayers in Israel; the operatic "Shoyfer Shel Moshialch:' written by Abraham Goldfaden, father bf the Yiddish theater; the shepherd's lament "Romanian Doyne"; "Dem Trisker Rebn's Nign:' a song Perlman learned from his klezmer collabo- rators; "Mizmor L',Dovid:' a setting of Psalm 23; and "A Dudele which comes from the folk rather than the liturgical tradition. The album wraps up with "Kol Nidrei:' the famous prayer for Yom Kippur, in a simple chamber-music setting that contrasts tastefully with past grandiose arrangements familiar to fans of singers like Richard Tucker and Jan Peerce. • eoiate riot cho g eonfectiong Boxed Chocolates Glazed Nuts & Much More Mint Wafers Customized for Your Special Occasion! Wedding • Bar/Bat Mitzvah Bris/Baby Naming Anniversary • Birthday Shiva Trays* Batches Made Daily Order by Phone 248-398-7933 3233 12 Mile • Downtown Berkley ❑ 1447360 A Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm • Delivery Available* September 13 - 2012 117