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Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … for example, by him being mentioned as a hero in a folktale (no. 5324 at the Israel Folktale Archive, University of Haifa, recorded in 1963 from …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work … and composer. His compositions include over 600 Hebrew folksongs, incidental music for theater and cinema, music …
Manahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … pieces, including ten symphonies, two cantatas and chamber music. One of several prominent composers who wrote … in his works such as his first three symphonies, A Folk Symphony (1945-1958), David (1949) and Mediterranean …
Ram Da-Oz
… and lost his eyesight. Afterward he continued to study music, including piano, oboe, theory and composition, and … melodies for his works. He has also written Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of … MI, 1988. … Israeli composer … Israeli … Art Music … Folksongs … Haifa … Ram Da-Oz …
Shoshana Damari
… early age. She is considered as one of the greatest Israeli folk singers, and had international recognition as well. Damari worked with several known Israeli musicians among them Moshe Wilensky, Boaz Shar'abi, Matti …
Tsippi Fleischer
… Fleischer’s (b. Haifa, 1946) formal education encompasses music, musicology, and Semitic languages – all reflected in her … world music. Amalgamated with influences of Israeli folk and popular song, which she has been researching for …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … career began in the 1960's, developing out of the folk music and communal singing tradition of Jewish summer … … Songwriter … Jewish … North America … Children's Songs … Folk music … Liturgy … Youth … Youth movement … Deborah Lynn …
Ami Maayani
… 1936 d. 2019) had always emphasized the use of Jewish folk traditions, both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements of Arab music throughout his works. He is known internationally for … composer … 11807 … Composer … Israeli … Art … Music … Folk … Rubin … Academy … Tel Aviv … University … Ami Maayani …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … preferred Iraqi style. He was very important to Baghdadi musical life – headed the Iraqi broadcasting channel … were intentionally forgotten, and their songs were titled 'folksongs' or ascribed to other musicians. In Israel, they …
Yinam Leef
… A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Yinam Leef (Born in Jerusalem in 1953) is … sessions of the Composers Conference in Vermont, Yale at Norfolk and Tanglewood. Leef's catalogue ranges from small, …