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Meir Shimon Geshuri
… 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music traditions. He was also a public figure, being a significant … as a scholar is still a major gap in the historiography of Jewish music. Born in Myslowitz, Upper Silesia, then part of …
Darius Milhaud
… most influential composers of the 20th century. Born to a Jewish family in Marseilles and raised in Aix-en-Provence , … known as Les Six . He drew inspiration from diverse musical traditions, incorporating jazz, Brazilian rhythms, and … into his works. He also explored the music of the Jewish community in Comtat Venaissin, reflecting his own …
Naomi Cohn-Zentner
… She was formerly the head of the M.A. program in Jewish music at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. Her Ph.D. from Hebrew University's … cross-fertilization of Ashkenazi and Sephardi liturgical traditions. Source: The Trustees of the University of …
Michael Lukin
… Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and obtained the MA in Jewish Music at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In his … performance contexts, interrelations with the neighboring traditions – as well as the historical perspective of its … end of the nineteenth century. He is a researcher at the Jewish Music Research Centre (JMRC) and a lecturer at Bar …
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 … 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 … Ravel and Debussy. Krein’s first composition in the Jewish national style was Jewish Sketches , after which 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 … Many are based on tunes 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 … prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in … this office, he played a crucial role in the forming of new Jewish music to be performed in the Reform synagogues of …
Neil Levin
… and academic life to the scholarly study of the music of Jewish experience from historical, musicological, … lectured, written, and taught 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 … of the oral traditions of cantors from the various Italian Jewish rites and traditions. Piattelli transcribed not only …