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Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … and Moses Michail Milner , he founded the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Achron's association with these … musical language. During his childhood, Achron absorbed the traditions of 19th century virtuoso violin music, whereas …
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 … Klezmer musician and poet. In 1908 he began his formal musical education at the Moscow Conservatory, where he … national style. Krein found inspiration in the musical traditions of the synagogue. He utilized melodic …
Mordekhai Seter
… three choirs and orchestra depicting the redemption of the Jewish people. This oratorio has been considered since its … as a 10-year old child, and at 16 he went to further his musical education in Europe (Paris, 1932-1937, studying with … or motives derived from Mizrahi (Jewish Near-Eastern) traditions. Unlike most composers of that time, however, he …
Lazare Saminsky
… In 1908 he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During … cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in …
Neil Levin
… and academic life to the scholarly study of the music of Jewish experience from historical, musicological, … courses on a diverse array of Jewish and Judaically related musical subjects spanning a broad spectrum of traditions, his particular areas of focus embrace …
Elio Piattelli
… (and beyond) with a choir that sang melodies from the oral traditions of the various rites of the Roman Jewish community as well as original compositions for … from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici …
Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado
… Tikva, where she continued to share her rich Sephardic musical heritage. Berta Aguado made significant … in the National Sound Archive and published by the Jewish Music Research Centre, are invaluable resources for the preservation and research of Ladino song traditions. (*The photo is taken from Youtube here .) … …
Jacob Blanes
… Synagogue of Amsterdam see Israel Adler's monograph, Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century . … …
Israel Goldfarb
… to New York in 1893. Although he had a pleasant voice and musical talent, his brother, Samuel Eliezer Goldfarb was … in music, Israel went to study for the rabbinate at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA). As a … and is sung in every movement of Judaism and in many traditions. Goldfarb also wrote arrangements of …
Ami Maayani
… Tel-Aviv, 1936 d. 2019) had always emphasized the use of Jewish folk traditions, both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements … before his music studies, and after completing his musical education, he studied philosophy. He chaired the …