… This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and … of the Jews of Yemen, both in Yemen and in Israel. The music and songs of the Yemenite tradition are a main focal … other scenes of music, song and dance, both religious and secular.   … 9 … 34249 … … Tradition … 1986 … Yemen … …

… It refers to a technique of converting either a secular song into a religious song or vice versa by altering … the Hassidim considered it a sacred task to transform secular texts into religious ones. One example of this is … on this song can be found at Song of the Month ). Musical Transcription … Nissim Ben Yithak HaLevi's piyut Hai …

… singer, and educator. He had a long career arranging both secular and religious Jewish music and was considered to have a gift for writing music that was both singable and emotionally complex, which …

… Frederick Piket was born in Hungary, and received his formal musical education in Europe. He was a successful secular music composer and conductor for several decades before …

… Conductor, arranger, and composer of Yiddish music. Born in Yelisavetgrad in Russia. In 1891, immigrated … and conducted the Poale Tsion Choir, the first Jewish secular choir in America. Collected over 300 Jewish folk … March 2010 ). Sources: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music ,  Macy Nulman. Passport to Jewish Music: its History, …

… his career, Oysher made numerous recordings of both secular and liturgical music, collaborating on several occasions with Yiddish music greats, The Barry Sisters, and Abe Ellstein . Oysher …

… Michele Bolaffi was a distinguished musician and composer active in Livorno in the early 19th century. His tenure as musical director of the Great Synagogue of Livorno can be … a hazzan of the Livornese synagogue. Bolafi also composed secular music, including an opera Saul, a Misere for three …

… Born in Brooklyn, New York. Was a Music researcher who specialized in Jewish music. Her research included the compilation of a large … music. She published many articles and books concerning secular and sacred Jewish music. Among her books are  …

… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, … compositions for the Synagogue, he also composed many secular songs for voice and piano, incidental music, two … … Composer … Teacher … Liturgical … Hassidic … Melodies … Secular … Music … Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser) …