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1984 studio album by Ofra Haza
Yemenite Songs (Hebrew: שירי תימן) is a 1984 album by Ofra Haza, in which the Israeli pop star interpreted traditional Yemeni Jewish songs with lyrics
Yemenite_Songs
1988 single by Ofra Haza
Television in 1978. The original version was included on the 1984 album Yemenite Songs, also known as Fifty Gates of Wisdom. The remixed version was part of
Im_Nin'alu
Jewish ethnic group
Yemenite Jews, also known as Yemeni Jews or Temanim (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי תֵּימָן, romanized: Yehudei Teman; Arabic: اليهود اليمنيون, romanized: al-yahūd al-yamaniyyūn)
Yemenite_Jews
Israeli singer (1957–2000)
the wake of the album Shirei Teiman ("Yemenite songs"), which she recorded in 1984. The album consisted of songs that Haza had heard in childhood, using
Ofra_Haza
1984 single by Ofra Haza
for the 1984 album Yemenite Songs (also known as Fifty Gates of Wisdom), containing modern versions of traditional Yemeni Jewish songs, recorded with drum
Galbi_(song)
Israeli musical trio
traditional liturgical poems in Hebrew and Aramaic, as well as traditional Yemenite songs in Arabic sung by women. Their parents also played a variety of music
A-WA
Pronunciation system for Hebrew traditionally used by Yemenite Jews
Yemenite Hebrew (Hebrew: עִבְרִית תֵּימָנִית, romanized: ʿiḇrīṯ tēmānīṯ), also referred to as Temani Hebrew, is the pronunciation system for Hebrew traditionally
Yemenite_Hebrew
Yemenite Jewish prose and poetry
Yemenite Jewish poetry, often referred to as "paraliturgical poetry" because of its religious nature, has been an integral part of Yemenite Jewish culture
Yemenite_Jewish_poetry
Chabad messianist flag
Dubai". МОШИАХ.ру. Retrieved March 6, 2026. "Watch: Polisher Rebbe, Yemenite Songs and Moshiach Flags". Anash. October 31, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2026
Moshiach_flag
distinct Jewish enclaves, including Yemenite, Hasidic, and Syrian. Idelsohn systematically recorded and analyzed the songs and musical styles of these communities
Music_of_Israel
1987 single by Eric B. & Rakim
released as a single in its own right, and sales of Haza's 1984 album Yemenite Songs increased dramatically. Haza only took issue to the fact that she was
Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)
Paid_in_Full_(Eric_B._&_Rakim_song)
1989 studio album by Ofra Haza
the ancient language of Aramaic. The album includes traditional folk Yemenite songs. The sound is a mainstream form of dance music with elements of synthpop
Desert_Wind_(album)
Yemeni-Israeli singer
family celebrations and gatherings of the Yemenite community in the British Mandate. At age 14, her first songs were broadcast on the radio. She studied
Shoshana_Damari
Jewish genre of music
Ma'uda (Yemenite Jew) Daklon (Yemenite Jew) Dana International (Yemenite Jew) David D'Or (Libyan Jew) David Serero (Moroccan Jew) Dudu Aharon (Yemenite Jew)
Mizrahi_music
Yemenite Jewish tradition of orthography in a Torah scroll
Yemenite scrolls of the Law containing the Five Books of Moses (the Torah) represent one of three authoritative scribal traditions for the transmission
Torah_scroll_(Yemenite)
1990 merger of North and South Yemen into modern Yemen
of Yemen is North's old capital, Sanaa. The South's "Repeat, O World, My Song" became the country's national anthem. 26 September and 14 October are both
Yemeni_unification
Jewish prayer ritual
prayer rite used by Yemenite Jews. A siddur is known as a tiklāl (Judeo-Yemeni Arabic: תכלאל, plural תכאלל tikālil) in Yemenite Jewish parlance. "Baladi"
Baladi-rite_prayer
1998 live album by Ofra Haza
1990 comprises material from her international studio albums Shaday, Yemenite Songs and Desert Wind, including hit singles like "Im Nin' Alu", "Galbi",
At_Montreux_Jazz_Festival
Tears for Fears releases the single Shout, from their second studio album, Songs From the Big Chair. Shout hit the US 1# Billboard Hot 100 in August 1985
1984_in_music
Israeli singer (1939–2025)
– 1 June 2025) was an Israeli singer, composer, poet and researcher of Yemenite Jewish origin. Amram was born in Sana'a, Yemen in 1939, to Romia and Shlomo
Aharon_Amram
1988 studio album by Ofra Haza
of "Im Nin'alu" was included on the 1984 album Yemenite Songs, which consisted of traditional folk songs with lyrics coming from the poetry of 16th century
Shaday
Ethnic group
Yemenite Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Yemenite Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel
Yemenite_Jews_in_Israel
Israeli singer
Ladino, and North African Jewish folk songs, and Arabic and Bedouin folk songs and melodies. Born in Jerusalem to Yemenite Jewish immigrants, she was orphaned
Bracha_Zefira
1979 song by Frank Zappa
with "long phony nails", "a garlic aroma that could level Tacoma", "a Yemenite hole", "a hair-do that rinses", "a couple of sisters that can raise a few
Jewish_Princess_(song)
participation. 1984 saw the release of her album Yemenite Songs, a collection of Yemeni Jewish songs and poems recalling Haza's heritage. It included
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1983
Israeli singer (born 1955)
Israeli singer of Yemenite Jewish origin. Most of Golan's songs are in Judeo-Yemeni Arabic and in Yemenite Hebrew. Most of his songs were written and composed
Zion_Golan
Russian music critic and composer (1868–1927)
"How can we sing the song of the Diaspora in the promised land?" he wrote in a letter. Many of his new songs were based on Yemenite melodies or motifs.
Joel_Engel_(composer)
Israeli musical artist
Natasha and the singer Adam. It was Nitzani's idea to mix Ofra Haza's Yemenite songs with a modern beat. He persuaded Izhar Ashdot to produce Galbi and Im
Yair_Nitzani
Kibbutz in northern Israel
ten Yemenite Jewish families who worked in draining swamps, as also in growing vegetables. Because of cultural differences between the Yemenite and Ashkenazi
Kvutzat_Kinneret
Ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts
Ladino Judeo-Tat Yiddish English Yemenite Musar Rabbinic Wisdom Oral Torah Jewish poetry Biblical Piyyutim Al-Andalus Yemenite Epic Medieval Hebrew Modern
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
Laner V'livsamim is a Jewish Yemenite acrostic poem and popular melody, traditionally sung upon the completion of Shabbat alongside other traditional melodies
Laner_V'livsamim_(song)
Ethnic group
before/refugees following the 2014 Yemeni Civil War. Almost 435,000 Yemenite Jews live in Israel. Yemenite Jews have a unique religious tradition that marks them out
Yemeni_diaspora
American singer
is an ambient musician who lives in Israel. His grandmother Ziona is a Yemenite Jew whose family immigrated to British Mandatory Palestine in the early
David_Draiman
Songs associated with the Jewish festival of Passover
Passover songs are songs from the seder, the festive meal associated with the Jewish festival of Passover. Songs before the meal include: The Seder (Kadesh
Passover_songs
Musical artist
variety show." Holiday Songs of Israel (1958) Yemenite and Other Israel Folk Songs (1958) Theodore Bikel and Geula Gill Sing Folk Songs from Just About Everywhere
Geula_Gill
so their prayers. Thus Yemenite Jews do not at all recognize song with instruments (that which some villages accompany the songs of their feasts by tin
History of religious Jewish music
History_of_religious_Jewish_music
Israeli singer
friends. She stopped singing Yemenite music as a teenager but was later drawn back to it after hearing Ofra Haza's Yemenite Songs album. Levi attended Orthodox
Shlomit_Levi
Israeli musician
Israel to a family of Yemenite Jews who had fled persecution in Yemen. He grew up in Elon Moreh. His family attended a Yemenite synagogue and he studied
Ravid_Kahalani
Israeli actor-musician
Beseder". Many of his songs are acoustic rock, andalusian chords, soul music and oud type songs, blended with Israeli folk, Judeo-Yemenite and Pop overtones
Boaz_Sharabi
Israeli musical artist
sales. This album included two hit songs: "Ahavat Hayay," a Yemenite-style song in Hebrew; and "Linda," a Lebanese song which Moshe sang in Arabic. "Linda"
Haim_Moshe
Israeli singer and songwriter
International Relations. Song of Songs The Ache and Longing of a New Yemenite Jewish Sound: Inbar Bakal Finds Her Voice on Song of Songs She'll sing for everybody
Inbar_Bakal
Israeli singer and actress (1933–2019)
in 1964. She teamed up with the latter once again and they performed the song Concertina and a Guitar. Atari began to focus more of her attention on acting
Yona_Atari
musical landscape of the region. UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of poetic songs of Sanaa, called al-Ghina al-San'ani, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible
Music_of_Yemen
17th C. Jewish rabbi and poet in Yemen
singer Ofra Haza whose family is of Yemenite origin, and it has also been interpreted by Yemenite singer Daklon. Other songs, such as "As'alak" (أسألك) and
Shalom_Shabazi
Israeli artists. A notable cover of the Hebrew version of the song was performed by the Yemenite-Israeli singer Ofra Haza in 1976, and later added to her 2004
Shecharchoret
Jewish folk dance step
The Yemenite step (Tza’ad Temani) is a dance step widely practiced by Yemenite Jewish men and women. It originates from the dancing of Yemenite Jews.
Yemenite_step
Israeli musical artist
announced that "Galbi", a Yemenite song performed by Ofra Haza, would be produced by Izhar. In 1987 Izhar produced another song for Haza, "Im Nin'Alu".
Izhar_Ashdot
Israeli-American world music duo
includes both songs from the Ashkenazi Jewish canon, such as "Avinu Malkeinu", and traditional Yemenite songs like "Abdah", a Yemenite wedding song. Levi's
Shlomit_&_RebbeSoul
Hebrew song written by Naomi Shemer
about Rabbi Akiva. The line "To all your songs, I am a lyre" alludes to Zion ha-lo Tish'ali, one of the "Songs to Zion" by Rabbi Yehuda Halevi, which includes
Jerusalem_of_Gold
2005 studio album by Madonna
with lighthearted, upbeat songs and progresses to darker melodies and lyrics about personal feelings and commitments. Songs on the album sample and reference
Confessions_on_a_Dance_Floor
Jewish hymn
author's own mastery of Torah and kabbalah. According to Isaac Ratzabi, the song's use of "bar Yochai" (rather than "ben Yochai," the patronymic used by Talmudic
Bar_Yochai_(song)
Form of Jewish religious song or tune
Kaballah, The Nigun's Influence on the Soul From the book Shirat HaLev (The Song of the Heart) by Shmuel Stern – Translated by Gita Levi. Accessed February
Nigun
Poem in the Book of Exodus
scrolls, and the Ashkenazi and Sepharadi Torah scrolls differ from the Yemenite scrolls in the arrangement of the very last line. The Ketubá del Seten
Song_of_the_Sea
Jewish liturgical poem
piyyut (liturgical poem), sung during the Hakafot of Simchat Torah. The song is sung in Ashkenazi communities during the fourth hakkafafah. The poem is
Mipi_El
Jewish diaspora of Africa and Asia
groups are believed to derive their ancestry from the Babylonian captivity. Yemenite Jews are also Mizrahi Jews, although they differ from other Mizrahim, who
Mizrahi_Jews
Jewish liturgical poem
Israeli folk dancing Ballet Horah Yemenite dancing Music for holidays Shabbat Hanukkah Blessings Oh Chanukah Dreidel song Al Hanisim Mi Y'malel Ner Li Passover
Eliyahu_HaNavi_(piyyut)
Mizrahi-style Israeli singer
date.[citation needed] Daklon music draws on Jewish, Middle-Eastern and Yemenite Jewish poetry, psalms, Bible, and ancient Jewish hymns. Music of Israel
Daklon
Traditional Hebrew folk song
"Peace, friends") is a Hebrew traditional folk song that can be sung as a round in four parts. It is a song of farewell, but has often been used advocating
Shalom_chaverim
Music genre
their prayers. Thus, Yemenite Jews do not at all recognize song with instruments (that which some villages accompany the songs of their feasts by tin
Religious_Jewish_music
Jewish prayerbook
among Sephardi Jews, tefillah among German Jews, and tiklāl (תכלאל) among Yemenite Jews. The earliest parts of Jewish prayer books are the Shema Yisrael ("Hear
Siddur
Jewish solidarity slogan
people lives — Am Yisrael Chai!" In the songbook Songs of My People (c. 1938), compiled in Chicago, the song "Am Yisrael Chai" appears. On April 20, 1945
Am_Yisrael_Chai
Yemeni singer-songwriter (born 1942)
composing the national anthem of Yemen, which was adopted following the Yemenite reunification. Yemen Times staff. "Legacy of a traditional Yemeni singer"
Ayoob_Tarish
Music associated with Hanukkah
Chanukah song and the English version, along with "I Have a Little Dreidel," is one of the most recognized English Chanukah songs. Both songs are playful
Hanukkah_music
Swiss pianist and composer
the Academy. Elegy,[ for low Voice & Flute] Four Songs [for Alto & Cello] Hymn of Praise on a Yemenite Motive [for high voice & piano] Les Amours de Ronsard
Claude_Abravanel
Jewish liturgical poem
romanized: Al-Shabazi Mashta). Ayyalath Hen was sung by Ofra Haza on her 1984 album Yemenite Songs and by Zion Golan in 1995. Rasahbi, Yehuda (1964). "R. Shalom Shabazi
Ayyalath_Hen
Northwest Semitic language
Jews in the countries of the former Ottoman Empire, with the exception of Yemenite Hebrew. This pronunciation, in the form used by the Jerusalem Sephardic
Hebrew_language
Jewish songs with Arabic melodies
Jews (where the songs are known as shbaḥoth, praises) and in North African countries. Jews of Greek, Turkish and Balkan origin have songs of the same kind
Pizmonim
Seven blessings recited at a Jewish wedding
guest. New guests are referred to as new faces (Hebrew: פנים חדשות). The Yemenite Jewish custom regarding the Sheva Brachot is recorded in Yiḥyah Salaḥ's
Sheva_Brachot
Maqam Nahwand, due to the surplus and variety of more Western-oriented songs in Nahwand, which closely resembles the western minor scale. Until the 20th
Weekly_maqam
Israeli singer-songwriter (born 1987)
mother, who became disabled from complications of his birth. He is of Yemenite Jewish descent. Without any history in the music industry, and unknown
Boaz_Ma'uda
Music genre
Diaspora and more modern cultural importation. Hassidic songs, Asian and Arab pop, especially Yemenite singers, and hip hop or heavy metal (including a generally
Secular_Jewish_music
free; it is said: "This will be the beginning of the months for you" — Song of Songs Midrash Rabbah 2,19–25 Pesach: freedom for the Jewish people: "In the
Jewish_holidays
Form of dance usually performed to music from Israel
usually performed to songs in Hebrew, or to other songs which have been popular in Israel, with dances choreographed for specific songs. Israeli dances include
Israeli_folk_dance
Children's Hannukah song
publish the song in a collection of songs with its first printing in 1950 of the book, The Songs We Sing by Harry Coopersmith. The writers of the song in English
I_Have_a_Little_Dreidel
Type of dance
Israeli folk dancing Ballet Horah Yemenite dancing Music for holidays Shabbat Hanukkah Blessings Oh Chanukah Dreidel song Al Hanisim Mi Y'malel Ner Li Passover
Jewish_dance
Israeli folk dancing Ballet Horah Yemenite dancing Music for holidays Shabbat Hanukkah Blessings Oh Chanukah Dreidel song Al Hanisim Mi Y'malel Ner Li Passover
List of music festivals in Israel
List_of_music_festivals_in_Israel
Dispersion of Jews around the globe
Georgian Jews. Some also include the North-African Sephardic communities and Yemenite Jews under the definition of Mizrahi, but do that from rather political
Jewish_diaspora
2nd-cent. Aramaic Nevi'im translation
on an incantation bowl found in Nippur. In Talmudic times, and still by Yemenite Jews, Targum Jonathan was read as a verse-by-verse translation alternately
Targum_Jonathan
Skullcap traditionally worn by Jewish men
wrapped around a cap placed on the head, as suggested by Ezekiel 16:10. Yemenite Jews, in later generations, called the wrap around the cap a מַצַר, matzar
Kippah
Israeli song originally performed by the Nahal band
Israeli songs that have been seen as reinforcing a militaristic ethos, such as Natan Alterman's Magash HaKesef ("Silver Platter") and songs like Ammunition
Shir_LaShalom
Observance of recitation in religious Judaism
customs of different Jewish communities, such as Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Yemenite, Eretz Yisrael and others, or rather recent liturgical inventions such
Jewish_prayer
Shia Islamist organization in Yemen
and content that the Houthis view as too Western, but also banned certain songs and harassed artists such as wedding musicians. In one instance, which generated
Houthis
History of the State of Israel since its independence
attempts to force orthodox Yemenite children to adopt a secular life style by teachers, including many instances of Yemenite children having their side-curls
History of Israel (1948–present)
History_of_Israel_(1948–present)
Musical artist
children's holiday show "Festigal" with the song "Mah koreh li?" (What's happening to me?) and performed a Yemenite medley with the Yosefi Sisters and Margalit
Dafna_Dekel
Jewish liturgical poem
Israeli folk dancing Ballet Horah Yemenite dancing Music for holidays Shabbat Hanukkah Blessings Oh Chanukah Dreidel song Al Hanisim Mi Y'malel Ner Li Passover
Ki_Hine_KaKhomer
Houthi involvement in the Gaza war
IDF" "From the river to the sea" "Globalize the intifada" Popular culture Songs "Harbu Darbu" "Hind's Hall" ("Hind's Hall 2") "Fucked Up" "Hurricane" "Leve
Red_Sea_crisis
2010 studio album by Orphaned Land
preceded by release of the "Sapari" single. "Sapari" is a medieval Yemenite Jewish song, attributed to Rabbi Saadia Ben Amram, and arranged in metal style
The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR
The_Never_Ending_Way_of_ORWarriOR
7th-century Muslim scholar
Maniʿ al-Ḥimyarī (Arabic: ابو اسحاق كعب بن مانع الحميري) was a 7th-century Yemenite Jew from the Arab tribe of "Dhī Raʿīn" (Arabic: ذي رعين) who converted
Ka'b_al-Ahbar
1967–1990 state in Western Asia
are often scorched black by intense solar radiation. During the First Yemenite War, North Yemen annexed the Red Sea island of Kamaran from South Yemen
South_Yemen
Israeli musician (born 1977)
traditional Yemenite vocalists, a toaster and percussionist from Suriname, and a South African singer, among others. The global fusion sound of the song "Bo'ee"
Idan_Raichel
Jewish prayer
sheet music can be found in the Reform movement's "Shaarei Shira" Gates of Song book, at least in the 1987 edition. Seder Hatmid siddur. Musical Settings:
Shalom_Rav
Romance language historically spoken by Sephardi Jews
have been collecting romances and other folk songs, some dating from before the expulsion. Many religious songs in Judaeo-Spanish are translations of Hebrew
Judaeo-Spanish
Jewish religious chanting practice
reading.) This system is reflected in the cantillation practices of the Yemenite Jews, who now use the Tiberian symbols, but tend to have musical motifs
Hebrew_cantillation
Jewish traditional folk song in Hebrew
singing it, and stated that the two "stand out" songs from his professional career were "The Banana Boat Song" and "Hava Nagila".[time needed][unreliable
Hava_Nagila
Jewish traditional folk song in Hebrew
collection Jewish Wedding Songs. The Rubinstein Klezmer Project released an album Fiddler on the Road in 2013, including the song. "Hevenu shalom aleichem"
Hevenu_shalom_aleichem
Municipality type C in East Jerusalem, State of Palestine
built for the Yemenites at the south end of the Arab village, built for them by a Jewish charity called Ezrat Niddahim. Up to 200 Yemenite Jews lived in
Batn_al-Hawa
Israeli musical artist (born 1969)
Teatro Real in Madrid.[citation needed] Noa has recorded songs in English, Hebrew, Yemenite Hebrew, Spanish, Neapolitan, French, Italian, Sardinian, Galician
Noa_(Israeli_singer)
Music of the Sephardic Jewish community
Sephardic Popular Songs by Savina Yannatou and Primavera En Salonico (Lyra Records, 1996) "en la mar ay una torre" 19 Sephardic songs by the Jewish Community
Sephardic_music
Israeli singer-songwriter and composer (born 1943)
was born in Tel Aviv. His mother, Bracha Zefira, was a popular singer of Yemenite Jewish origin and his father, Ben Ami Zilber, played the violin in the
Ariel_Zilber
Form of circle dance originating in Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Greece and the Balkans
Combining elements from Eastern European circle dances, the Balkan hora, the Yemenite step and Hasidic dancing, the hora became a defining symbol of early Zionist
Hora_(dance)
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Geethanjali | கீதாஂஜலி
Collection of pomes ir song, Tagores poems which got nobel prize, An offering of songs
Geethanjali | கீதாஂஜலி
Boy/Male
Hindu
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Boy/Male
Tamil
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Girl/Female
Indian
Collection of pomes ir song, Tagores poems which got nobel prize, An offering of songs
Girl/Female
Tamil
Queen of music and songs
Boy/Male
Sikh
Songs of battlefield, Life imbued with the Love of God
Girl/Female
Indian
Collection of pomes ir song, Tagores poems which got nobel prize, An offering of songs
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English finch ‘finch’ (Old English finc). In the Middle Ages this bird had a reputation for stupidity. It may perhaps also in part represent a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and sold them as songsters or for the cooking pot. The surname is found in all parts of Britain but is most common in Lancashire. See also Fink.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Songs of war
Girl/Female
Indian
Collection of pomes ir song, Tagores poems which got nobel prize, An offering of songs
Boy/Male
Tamil
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Madly Love songs
Girl/Female
Tamil
Geetanjali | கீதாஂஜலிÂ
Collection of pomes ir song, Tagores poems which got nobel prize, An offering of songs
Geetanjali | கீதாஂஜலிÂ
Boy/Male
Hindu
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Saudi, Syrian, Yemeni
Beautiful; Intelligent; Generous; Noble; Diminutive of Nasiba
Boy/Male
Tamil
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gitanjali | கீதாஂஜலி
Collection of pomes ir song, Tagores poems which got nobel prize, An offering of songs
Gitanjali | கீதாஂஜலி
Boy/Male
Tamil
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
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n.
One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds.
n.
A salt of selenious acid.
n.
An explosive of great destructive power; -- so called from its color, which resembles honey.
n.
A collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the first part of each Veda.
n.
Titanic iron. See Menaccanite.
n.
A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite.
n.
An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also titanic iron ore, and ilmenite.
n.
A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set to familiar airs.
n.
A woman who sings; a female singing bird.
n.
A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole.
n.
A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris. Selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster, a fine, white, massive variety.
n.
An arrangement of a composition for some other instrument or voice than that for which it was originally written, as the translating of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an orchestral work, into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an arrangement; -- a name applied by modern composers for the piano to a more or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument of a song or other piece not originally intended for it; as, Liszt's transcriptions of songs by Schubert.
a.
Of or pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing selenite.
n.
A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.
n.
Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under Sedge) are well-known species.
n.
See Yenite.
v. t.
To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
n.
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende.
n.
Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
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