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Viktor Ullmann
… began studying quarter-tone composition under the guidance of Czech composer Alois Hába. In 1934, Ullmann was … them to H.G. Adler after the war. Ullmann’s interest in Jewish themes peaked for the first time in Terezín, …
Albert Weisser
… Albert Weisser was Born in New York City of Russian-Jewish parentage. He attended high school in Queens and sang … studied piano with Isaiah Seligman and played with various dance and jazz bands prior to entering New York University … the guidance of Curt Sachs , he wrote his thesis on 'The Jewish National Music in Russia', which was later published …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music … as a scholar is still a major gap in the historiography of Jewish music. Born in Myslowitz, Upper Silesia, then part of … publication, Haniggun vehariqud ba h assidut (Music and Dance in Hassidism, 1956), a work discussed in more detail …
Sigmund Schlesinger
… recognized the need of an appropriate musical setting for Jewish congregational services and composed complete musical … which was titled Southern Flowers. This selection of lively dance tunes included waltzes, polkas, schottisches, … Bloch: Civil War Composers and Musicians', in American Jewish Historical Quarterly , Vol. 53, No. 1 (September …
Aaron Copland
… was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Lithuanian Jewish descent. In 1917 he began studying theory and … score, the ballet Grogh. His early works such as Dance Symphony (1929) , Short Symphony (1933) , Music for …
Michael Lukin
… his BA degree at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and obtained the MA in Jewish Music at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In his … end of the nineteenth century. He is a researcher at the Jewish Music Research Centre (JMRC) and a lecturer at Bar …
Zecharia Plavin
… biography was takem from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website) See the list of Palvin's publications on the …
Joseph Achron
… and Moses Michail Milner , he founded the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Achron's association with these … of Russian and European Jewry. Joseph (Yussl) Achron, Jewish violinist and composer, was born May 1/13, 1886 in … 1925 and 1933, e.g., his First Violin Concerto, op. 60, the Dance of Salome, op. 62, and the song Po En-Harod. From 1925 …
Gershon Sirota
… board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the young boy’s talent. After … Low. Sirota and his choir starred in the grand concert of Jewish music of 1902, performed at the reception for … with such titles as, “King of the Hazzanim” and the “Jewish Caruso.” It is said that Sirota had a generous …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… and Sara. During the Balkan War (1912-1913), many young Jewish residents of Jerusalem fled the city or hid in order … on a cargo boat exporting oranges to Malta . The small Jewish community of Malta wasn’t able to utilize the … her to play the ud, and other basic instruments of song and dance.” Upon Masika’s tragic death at the young age of 35, …