Books EIJM

From the salon to the front: Fernand Halphen (1872-1917), composer, patron and director of military music

A collective work published in April 2017 under the direction of Laure Schnapper, with the collaboration of Pierre-André Meyer – Preface by Hervé Roten, published under the auspices of EHESS, …

The Judeo-Portuguese musical traditions in France

The history of the "Marranos" communities of south-west France has been the subject of various studies, but their musical traditions have never been studied exhaustively …

MUSIQUES LITURGIQUES JUIVES, PARCOURS ET ESCALES

This book-disc retraces the history of Jewish music through time and space, with a particular focus on the ancient Marrano communities of south-west France, the extraordinary musical heritage of the Jews of Djerba and the astonishing liturgy of Ethiopian Jews …

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This CD, performed by clarinetist Angelo Baselli and accordionist Gianluca Casadei, features more than fifteen Yiddish and klezmer melodies recorded…

The contribution of Jewish composers to Hollywood cinema

In the 1930s, the rise of totalitarian regimes in Europe forced many Jewish musicians to emigrate to the United States.…

Exile to Hollywood

This album delves into the Golden Age of Hollywood film music, telling the stories of Jewish composers who were forced…

Judeo-Spanish Song: Between Oral Tradition and Artistic Composition

Judeo-Spanish music, passed down orally, evolved from the 1920s onward under the influence of the folklore movement and composers such…