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Mark Isakovich Rabinovich
… now Brusilov, Ukraine). He studied music under the guidance of his grandfather, the klezmer violinist and composer … In 1937-1938 he was the head of the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR. The ensemble performed on …
Yinam Leef
… from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy of Music … include classical music, jazz, and the unique mixture of Jewish prayers, the chant of the Moazzin and the Old City's … sessions of the Composers Conference in Vermont, Yale at Norfolk and Tanglewood. Leef's catalogue ranges from small, …
Karel Salmon
… Salmon also taught at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. His works include orchestral and chamber music, … style with near-Eastern, Mediterranean, and Jewish folklore. Salmon often used themes related to Judaism in his …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… of Palestine) house. In Palestine, 'Adaki discovered that Jewish Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by … and a man I knew from Asmara, who was a professional dancer, encouraged me with his dance. To the surprise of all … with his choir, and lectured about the Jewish Yemenite folklore. Additionally, 'Adaki worked with the musician …
Abraham Eilam-Amzallag
… ("Bakkashot") Among Morocco Jews", under the guidance of Professor Amnon Shiloah and received a doctorate in … at the University of Haifa. He lectures in the fields of folklore and musicology at universities in Israel. … Western compositional techniques. His works fuse Oriental Jewish melisma and modern techniques. In 1994 he …
Menashe Ravina
… studies on Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," and the folk dances of Baruch Agadati. During his early years in Israel, … actively engaged in the musical circles of Eastern European Jewish musicians, documenting and arranging Jewish folk …
A hassidic ritual dance: the "mitsve tants" in Jerusalemite weddings
… Studies … Yuval Studies … 38013 … 164-224 … Jerusalem … Jewish Music Research Centre, Magnes Press … Yuval; Studies … Research Centre … … 1994 … Israel … Wedding … Customs … Dance … Folklore … Hasidim … Hasidism … Marriage … Society … …
Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World
… 'Klezmer' is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before the culture was destroyed in …
Klezmer music in America: revival and beyond
… 19th. c. In the immigrant period, mostly Eastern European dance tunes were performed by fairly large groups (12-15 … bar mitzvahs, etc.) and was associated especially with the Jewish resort milieu of the Catskills. The 1970s revival, related to the general ethnic and folk revival in America, attempted a return to the sound of …
The Music of the Mountain Jews
… A study of the liturgical and folk music of one of the most remote Jewish communities, the Jews from Daghestan and neighboring … music … Jews … Mountain Jews … Asia … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Dance Tunes … Dagestan … Eastern Communities … Piris Eliyahu …