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Alexander A. Krein
… He and his five other siblings were taught Jewish folk and instrumental music by his father who was a well known …
Johanna L. Spector
… cultures. Spector also assembled a collection of musical instruments from across the Middle East. Sources: Shiloah, …
Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… electronic. Among them are some of his concertos for a solo instrument and electronic tape (nos. 5 and 6 for piano, one … quartets (1959, 1964, 1976), and over 12 pieces for his instrument, the piano (in addition to the concertos). These …
Michele Bolaffi
… considered a turning point in the development of choral and instrumental music for use in the Italian synagogue. Bolaffi …
Mordekhai Hershman
… by a chamber orchestra consisting of strings and wind instruments. His pristine singing is devoid of any cantorial …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… ha’Yeshana , “Asher Mizrahi was the most famous of the instrumentalists and paytanim that performed in Jerusalem . … suggested that Mizrahi stop using the tarboosh (a Turkish instrument) in his performances, which was one of the central instruments in his ensemble. The Arab public took this move …
Jacques Offenbach
… took up study of the cello, which became his main solo instrument in his early performance career. His first …
Jan Peerce
… was born in New York City in 1904. Peerce’s first instrument was the violin, beginning his performance career …
Joseph Kaminski
… in 1969. Among his compositions are works for solo instruments, orchestral and chamber works. … Violinist & …
Edward Stark
… choir, and was one of the first cantors to introduce instruments, aside from the organ, into the synagogue service. Only two of his works for choir and instruments have survived: “Memorial Hymn” (1895) and “Day … … Synagogue … San Francisco … German … Cantorial … Style … Instrumental … Music … Edward Stark …