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Edwin Seroussi
… (2004-2008; 2014-2016; 2019-2020), was Director of the Jewish Music Research Centre from 2000 to 2023, and … Prof. Seroussi’s research focuses on the sacred and secular musical cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, … and is editor of the acclaimed CD series Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel. Besides his academic activities Prof. …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … of Palestine) house. In Palestine, 'Adaki discovered that Jewish Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by … was integral to the distribution and conservation of the tradition of Jewish Yemenite singing. Even though his name …
Israel Adler
… Palestine with his parents at the age of eleven. He pursued traditional religious studies in yeshivot in Jerusalem and … Institut de Musicologie at the Sorbonne where he combined Jewish and musical studies. During his thirteen-year sojourn in Paris …
Frank Alvarez-Pereyre
… the Mishna: study of oral performances from linguistic and musical points of view; Jewish interlinguistics: the French and Hebrew of Jews in … Jews in Germany, Austria, and Romania; the liturgical music traditions of Ethiopian Jews … Linguist … Frank …
Avner Bahat
… where he was introduced to a recorder and discovered his musical talent. Over time he developed a great skill on the … Encounter in Israeli Music (1939–1973): Integration of Traditional Elements in Musical Work. For many years, Bahat … of Musicology. In 1981, he established the Center for Jewish Music at Beit Hatfutsot, and from 1984 he began …
Abraham Wolf Binder
… of cantors and into a world enriched by synagogue music and Jewish folklore. He was a member of his father’s synagogue … director at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC. As musical director, he introduced a number of important changes, including a return to traditional Biblical cantillation. Binder was also a serious …
Eduard Birnbaum
… in Bydgoszcz. His teachers at Bydgoszcz identified his musical talent early on and sent him to Vilna to study … and para-liturgical musical practices of the major European Jewish communities. To supplement the material that he … cantors and researchers, Birnbaum transcribed the Synagogue tradition as he had learned it. All of these efforts …
Abraham Baer
… and Samuel Naumbourg , covering the liturgy of the entire Jewish calendar year. This major anthology by Baer, cantor … of this written source over the orally-transmitted traditional improvisation of the liturgical lore. Although … European cantorial circles, the reliance on a written musical text by their American progenies was certainly more …
Mordechai Breuer
… world of yeshivot and their development. Mordechai Breuer's Musical Education: In the synagogue of the Kahal Adat … and holidays. In Israel, Breuer taught the history of Jewish music at the conservatory. In the 1950s, he taught at … liturgical and para-liturgical music, customs, and traditions, as were customary in the community and in Prof. …
Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi
… Folklore and Ethnology. In 1963 she founded the Museum of Musical Instruments at the Rubin Academy of Music in … dealing with the correlation and mutual influence found in Jewish, Christian and Muslim musical traditions. See also the project on our website: The …