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Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He continued … love the synagogal modes and “Zemiroth” as well as Jewish Folk-Songs. At home I received an orthodox education and … are of interest to the scholars. 2) The Jewish song is a folk-art, created by the people. It has no art-song, and no …
Israel J. Katz
… Armistead and Joseph H. Silverman (d. 1989) on the series Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews. Katz served as editor of Ethnomusicology (1970–72); for the Yearbook of the International Folk Music Council, he was editor (1977–70), coeditor (with …
Robert Lachmann
… It was there that Lachmann was first exposed to non-Western music and folklore, and he began working on transcriptions of the … the seeds for his doctorate research of North African music. After the war, Lachmann began to study musicology …
Leo Levi
… first scholar to devote research to the Italian Jewish oral musical traditions. However, his role in the field of Jewish … National Radio as a partner in the documentation of Italy's folklore. Between 1954 and 1959 he contacted almost fifty … liturgical repertoires, as well as Jewish liturgical and folk songs across the Mediterranean and in central and …
Menashe Ravina
… From a young age, he actively participated in his father's musical pursuits, serving as a choir conductor in the … studies on Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," and the folk dances of Baruch Agadati. During his early years in … European Jewish musicians, documenting and arranging Jewish folk music. Ravina was a dedicated educator and taught at …
Joel Engel
… written by James Loeffler . … Composer, arranger, music editor, a member of the St. Petersburg School of … and one of the founders of the Society for Jewish Folk Music … Joel Engel …
Solomon Rosowsky
… Law at the University of Kiev , Rosowsky went on to study music at the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory under … He helped to found the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music in 1908 and served as the musical director of the … continue the work of the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music in Palestine. It was also during this time that …
Amnon Shiloah
… of Aliyat Hano’ar in northern Israel where he started his musical studies. In 1947 he enrolled at the Hebrew … to Israel, he became the Director of the Department of Folklore at Kol Israel, a post he filled from 1965 to 1968, … musicologist … 9415 … 11807 … Israeli … Musicologist … Folklore … Ethnomusicology … Musicology … Arab … Jewish … …
Herzl Shmueli
… Later, he continued his studies in Zurich, studying musicology, composition and acoustics, and received his PhD … of the first to research Israeli music, including Israeli folksongs and art music. His other fields of research … … Israel … Art … Music … Hebrew … Songs … Zemer … Israeli … Folksong … Herzl Shmueli …
Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… Already at a young age Melamed showed interest in music. He used to visit the various synagogues in his area … at last performed as a soloist. His father encouraged his musical interests, making him memorize the weekly Parasha. … Hanukkah. Some of his songs achieved the Status of Hebrew folk songs (Shirei Eretz Yisrael), ' Layla Bekna'an ' being …