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N.B.: A WinZip (.zip) archive (17.9 MB) containing a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) and sound files (.mp3) summarizing the historical and musical background to Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura's work may be downloaded via this link.

PRESS RELEASES AND REVIEWS

Naturally, a thesis as revolutionary as Haïk-Vantoura's is bound to bring various positive and negative responses from those who are affected by its implications. The following links serve as portals to other pages containing such responses.

THE MUSIC OF THE BIBLE REVEALED (SUMMARY PRESS RELEASE) (English -- Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura)

QUELQUES APPRECIATIONS DE PERSONNALITES EMINENTES (French)

COMMENTS BY EMINENT PERSONALITIES (English)
PRESS COMMENTARY (English -- collated by Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura)
REVIEWS ARE UNANIMOUS (English -- collated by Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura)
NOT ALL AGREE...HERE'S WHY (John Wheeler)
REPLY TO JAMES D. PRICE (John Wheeler)

ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND ACADEMIC REVIEWS

The following links allow the reader to download PDF files containing articles and essays about, and academic reviews of, Haïk-Vantoura's work. These files are also available on the CD-ROM The Biblical Chant Library. In future editions of the Library, we hope to include more such texts.

PSALM SINGING (Susan Owen and John Wheeler)

REVIEW OF LES 150 PSAUMES (Denise Jourdan-Hemmerdinger, CRNS research fellow, in Revue des études juives -- French) [Large file -- 909 KB] [Very important -- we hope to have an English translation some day]

BAPTISTBOARD.COM: TE'AMIM IN THE MASORETIC TEXT 2005-08-10 (James D. Price et al.)

REPLY TO JAMES D. PRICE (John Wheeler)

THE REAL MEANING OF THE MUSICAL SIGNS OF THE BIBLE (Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura)
RESUME OF THE DECIPHERING KEY (Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura)
The following links allow the reader to download PDF files containing a paper by John Wheeler, "A TALE OF TWO PARADIGMS: THE 'TIBERIAN ACCENTS' AS ANALYZED BY THE MASORETES AND BY SUZANNE HAÏK-VANTOURA". This paper was given at the Annual Meeting of the SBL/AAR (Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion) and their affiliates. It was read specifically to the SBL affiliate IOMS (International Organization of Masoretic Studies) on Monday, November 21, 2005. The original paper has been broken up into the text and bibliography (the first PDF file) and the various accompanying illustrations (the other PDF files).
2paradigms_01-07.pdf 2paradigms_08.pdf 2paradigms_09.pdf 2paradigms_10.pdf
2paradigms_11.pdf 2paradigms_12.pdf 2paradigms_13.pdf 2paradigms_14.pdf
2paradigms_15.pdf 2paradigms_16.pdf 2paradigms_17.pdf 2paradigms_18.pdf
2paradigms_19.pdf 2paradigms_20.pdf 2paradigms_21.pdf 2paradigms_22.pdf
The following links give the reader access to various offprints: articles written by Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura and John Wheeler and published in various venues. They range from 2.148 MB to 8.821 MB in size. These documents (some of them very useful for understanding the mechanics of the deciphering key) were formerly offered as a comb-bound photocopied set. (Those interested in such a set may still contact the Webmaster.) Some of these articles are listed elsewhere on this page (and on this site) under other names.
RESUME OF THE DECIPHERING KEY (SHV) THE REAL MEANING OF THE MUSICAL SIGNS IN THE BIBLE (SHV) THE 150 PSALMS IN THEIR ANCIENT MELODIES - CONDENSED ANALYSIS (SHV) THREE ARTICLES FROM ARCHAEOLOGY & BIBLICAL RESEARCH (JHW)
THE REDISCOVERY OF BIBLICAL CHANT (JHW) THE HEBREW OLD TESTAMENT AS A VOCAL SCORE (JHW) BIBLICAL SONGS FOR MODERN HARPERS (JHW) (N/A)

LINER NOTES AND LYRIC BOOKLETS

The following links allow the reader to download PDF files containing liner notes and lyric booklets related to the various recordings offered on the Recordings page.

MUSIQUE DE LA GRÈCE ANTIQUE (booklet, based on the original LP liner notes) [Large file -- 688 KB]


SPECIAL GRAPHICS FILES

The following links allow the reader to download PDF files containing special graphics files related to Haïk-Vantoura's work, such as concert posters and program notes.

LA MUSICA DE LA BIBLIA REVELADA (concert/seminar poster by Javier Mejia, September 3, 2004 -- Spanish)

GULF COAST HARPERS RECITAL (program notes, June 27, 2004 -- English) [Medium file -- 263 KB]


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