Quoting%20commentary for Sukkah 101:2

ר' חנינא בן אנטיגנוס אומר לוים היו מאי לאו בהא קא מיפלגי דמאן דאמר עבדים היו קסבר עיקר שירה בפה ומאן דאמר לוים היו קסבר עיקר שירה בכלי

R. Hanina b. Antigonus says: They were Levites. Now do they not differ on the following principles: He who says that they were slaves is of the opinion that the essential feature of the [Temple] music was the vocal singing, while he who says that they were Levites holds the opinion that the essential feature of the [Temple] music was the instrument?

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