A brief outline history of the Music of the Jews from the times of Moses and David's Tabernacle, c 1500 BCE; through, and covering the development of Jewish folk and 'art music' over the intervening centuries, up to the modern music of the today's Israel and the Jews of the diaspora. ..".a thesis showing a depth of research, attention to every detail and above all an empathy on the part of the author with the subject in hand..." (James Holt B.Mus FNCM)