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Alexander L. Ringer
… University (1983), and Heidelberg University - Academy for Jewish Studies (1983). Ringer also gave guest lectures at … the German Musicological Society, the World Congress on Jewish Music, the International Schoenberg Society, Society … on romantic era, Western European music; eastern influences on Western music throughout time; the history of …
Hirsch Weintraub
… Later he left to study harmony in Vienna (where he was influenced greatly by Salomon Sulzer's style) and in … . (Written by Ofer Ronen) Sources: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman). Binder, A. W. Preface. 'Schire …
David Nowakowsky
… at the Brody Synagogue in Odessa. Nowakowsky was deeply influenced by Blumenthal’s heavy use of the Germanic idiom, … such, David Nowakowsky was part of an influential circle of Jewish intellectuals including Saul Tchernikovsky, Chaim … Composer … Conductor … Odessa … Haskalah … Bialik … Music … Jewish … Liturgy … David Nowakowsky …
Kurt Weill
… short stay there he emigrated to the USA. In the USA he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the … several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. In 1946, four years before his death, he composed the Jewish prayer ' Kiddush ,' dedicated to his father. See Kurt …
Darius Milhaud
… most influential composers of the 20th century. Born to a Jewish family in Marseilles and raised in Aix-en-Provence , … into his works. He also explored the music of the Jewish community in Comtat Venaissin, reflecting his own … French … Jewish composers … Jewish musical tradition … Jazz influence … Darius Milhaud …
Aaron Copland
… was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Lithuanian Jewish descent. In 1917 he began studying theory and … Theater (1925) and Piano Variations (1930) were strongly influenced by jazz music. Although the heavy jazz idiom of …
Yizhak Edel
… grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while … He also became acquainted with the works of the Society for Jewish folk Music which were based mainly in St. Petersburg … Janosz Korcak orphanage for three years, an experience that influenced his educational thought. Beside Korcak, he taught …
Ernest Bloch
… (1910) and Symphony in C Sharp Minor (1902), were heavily influenced by the German school, specifically composer … change in Bloch’s compositional style as he turned to Jewish material for inspiration. During this period he … in Portland, Oregon, of cancer at the age 78. … Swiss born Jewish American composer … Ernest Bloch …
Joseph Achron
… Krein, 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 … Piano accompaniment (1919-22) displaying modern harmonic influences. Achron’s entire oeuvre combines 19th century …
Samuel Alman
… quickly, and he was hired to lead several other local Jewish choirs in London . Alman was deeply influenced by the Eastern European cantorial tradition, …