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Jan Peerce
… won him recognition as a gifted performer of classical songs and operatic arias. He made his operatic debut in May … also made several recordings of cantorial works and Jewish folksongs. … Tenor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
David Zehavi
… as such he ranks among the founding fathers of the Israeli folk song. In 1927, as a 15-year-old, he composed his first … left …') is often quoted as the title. He composed some 400 songs altogether; 250 of them appeared in print. Many of his … Singing for: melodies for choir, children's songs, and folk songs. In his later years, he suffered from cancer and …
Dudu Barak
… Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 and grew up in … and the excess spirit, if it exists, in me.' … "Israeli folk song" lyricist … Dudu Barak …
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
… works and musical settings for Hebrew and Yiddish songs. Published a collection of Eastern European Jewish folk melodies (1927). Two comprehensive biographies covering …
Joseph Shlisky
… established Jewish families. He delighted audiences with songs that would remain at the core of his non-liturgical … Handel’s Sound an Alarm and a series of Yiddish or Hebrew songs. While these may have been folk songs, Shlisky was also known to perform traditional …
Leibele Waldman
… recordings of both liturgical pieces and Yiddish religious folksongs. … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Gideon Klein
… was with Rafael Schachter for whose chorus Klein composed folk songs in Czech, Slovak, Hebrew, and Russian. Since procuring … by a number of varied styles and sources including Moravian folklore, traditional Hebrew melodies, and the work of …
Max Helfman
… which was modern and original and yet rooted in traditional folk and synagogue melodies. Among his best known works are … … Composer, choral conductor & educator … Yiddish songs … Communism … Socialism … Jewish socialists … …
Emanuel Zamir
… Emanuel Zamir was a unique figure in the field of Hebrew Folksong (Zemer Ivri). He was born in Petakh Tikva, to … of the colony. At an early age, he was influenced by the songs of composer Matitiyahu Shelem of Kibbutz … his and others' songs through singing classes and Hebrew folksong (Zemer Ivri) groups. These he established in …
Rafael Schächter
… he arranged Czech, Slovak, Hebrew and even Russian folk songs for Schächter's expanding choral group (an invaluable … a chorus specializing in Jewish liturgical music, Yiddish folk songs, and new Palestinian music. In addition to …