Before I encountered the biography of Salamone Rossi, one of Jewish musicians, I never knew that there were any Jewish musicians in Late Renaissance, so it was pleasing to read the book and learn new facts. As I was reading, I also discovered that there were some Jewish musicians whom I have heard of, but never realized that they were Jewish such as Ernest Bloch, Leonard Bernstein, and Mahler. I was surprised to find that …showed first 75 words of 726 total…

…showed last 75 words of 726 total…performed (pg. 213)? These questions that were not answered confused my understanding of The Songs of Solomon. It would have been better if the author had not approached the subject at all if he did not have enough knowledge to provide to the readers. Although there were some uncertainties and questions of the author that made me confused, I enjoyed the enumerated and useful information about Rossi s works and the Jewish musicians in Late Renaissance.