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Sasha Argov
… studied music or composition formally. As a young adult he worked odd jobs. Composing was a passion of Argov's, but not … (a musical), Hu halach basadot (He Walked through the Fields) (film score), Chagigat Kaitz (Summer Celebration) (a …
Joseph Shlisky
… longer useful. He found himself in dire straits and had to work at odd jobs. Eventually, he found a home with one of … synagogues to apprentice with the giants of the field, like Yossele (Joseph) Rosenblatt. Shlisky was signed …
Emanuel Zamir
… Emanuel Zamir was a unique figure in the field of Hebrew Folksong (Zemer Ivri). He was born in Petakh … young Jewish ' H alutzim' who were settling Palestine and working its land. Two examples of these songs are Erev Sach … of the Hebrew folksong, which binds together the bible, fields, tribes, nature, youth, and in which nationality is …
Moshe Nathanson
… One of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical … which is still widely used in the USA today. Aside from his work at the SAJ, Nathanson was involved in a number of …
Harry Von Tilzer
… Flows' at the Orpheum Theater in Brooklyn, and Weber & Fields produced the song, 'On a Sunday Afternoon' for their … turn of the century in New York City. He contributed many works to the genres of 'coon-songs,' 'mammy song,' songs … activity began to wane in 1914. However, he continued to work as a producer and publisher well into the 1920's. …
Jerome Kern
… productions. Returning to New York in 1905, Kern went to work for the Shapiro-Remich publishing house as a 'song plugger.' Through his work, he became acquainted with Max Dryfus, the director of … In 1920, Kern was hired to compose music for Florenz Ziegfield's extravagant musical, Sally , for which he wrote …
Federico Consolo
… Sefer Shirei Yisrael – Libro dei Canti d'Israele (1892), a work containing traditional tunes of the Sephardic Jews of …
Theodore Holdheim
… Israel. Was very active as an educator in Israel in the fields of music and science. His compositional style was … music. He has written music for Kibbutz events. His other works include operas, cantatas, works for orchestra, choir, theater and chamber music. …
Pnina Salzman
… far less on local artists) she has been active in the field of chamber music, playing with some of the most … hand:” a horizontal approach for Beethoven, wrist work and vertical motion for romantic composers, and half … of Israeli composers, who wrote for her knowing that their work would receive superb interpretation. She premiered the …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… excelled especially in Hebrew poetry and in music, two fields in which Isaac Eliyahu Navon excelled as well. From … of 18, Navon moved with his parents to Istanbul. He started working as a secretary and personal assistant of Moshe Bar … man (('גביר'in the Jewish community in Istanbul. While working with Bar-Natan, Navon began publishing articles and …