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Alexander A. Krein
… Moscow in 1883. He and his five other siblings were taught Jewish folk and instrumental music by his father who was a … Ravel and Debussy. Krein’s first composition in the Jewish national style was Jewish Sketches , after which he became increasingly …
Israel Lovy
… born in a town near Danzig in 1773. He received his formal Jewish education at a Yeshiva in Glogau, where his father …
Gustav Mahler
… Czech Republic) surrounded by a flourishing German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in …
Pinhas Minkowski
… intellectual movement in Odessa. He lectured at the Jewish Conservatory and was the chairman of the Ha-Zamir … auspices he published several articles on the topics of Jewish music and hazzanut. The majority of Minkowski’s …
Arno Nadel
… Arno Nadel was born in Vilna, Lithuania and began his Jewish musical education in Koenigsberg under cantor Eduard … a private cantorial student. In 1895 Nadel enrolled in the Jewish Teacher’s Institute in Berlin, and upon graduation … Nadel became increasingly interested in the collection of Jewish music, and in 1923 was commissioned by the Jewish …
Nahum Nardi
… on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite … Na'ama (1931-1989), and they began a joint concert tour of Jewish communities in Poland, Germany, Latvia, Belgium, … songs from the local Arab residents of Palestine and from Jewish communities from Yemen, Persia, Bukhara and the …
Sholom Secunda
… year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … work of that season was 'Mayn yidishe maydle' (My Jewish Girl). That same year, William Rolland opened a … Gelbart and Pinhas Jassinowsky , founded the Society for Jewish Composers, Publishers and Songwriters. The structure …
Mordekhai Seter
… three choirs and orchestra depicting the redemption of the Jewish people. This oratorio has been considered since its … Many are based on tunes or motives derived from Mizrahi (Jewish Near-Eastern) traditions. Unlike most composers of …
Yehuda Sharett (Shertok)
… (for which he won the Engel prize ) , a piece combining Jewish tradition with modern musical elements. Also known …
Wolf Shestapol
… ; Nulman, Macy. 'Shestapol, Wolf.' Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music . … Cantor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – …