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Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose members were known as musicians and especially as harpists, hence the family name. … several resources from dall'Arpa's time, which refer to a musician from Mantua named Abraham. He especially references …
Manahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … pieces, including ten symphonies, two cantatas and chamber music. One of several prominent composers who wrote …
Jacob Bachman
… Ukraine). As a child he studied in a Yeshiva. He began his music studies in Moshe Pasternak’s choir at the local … under Anton Rubinstein, where he studied voice and musicianship. Bachmann developed a dramatic tenor voice and … Rubinstein, who was considered the 'westerner of Russian music,'* Bachmann choose a career in cantorate. He began his …
Simeon Bellison
… Established ensembles which were dedicated to Jewish music both in Russia and in the U.S. Arranged many Jewish … of his instruments are housed in the Jerusalem Academy of Music in Jerusalem. For an autobiographical item, click here … Encyclopedia Judaica , Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman). Biography in print: Belliston, Bona. …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on … Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, where Abraham would hear Hassidic music. Although he was considered an Illui in Talmud, Abraham turned to a music career at a young age; he began by singing in the …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second … opinionated, ideas concerning national identity in Israeli music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Paul Dukas, and … teachers at the Tel-Aviv Conservatory and Academy of Music (1944-1964), and served as a music critic of the …
Jacob Bauer
… teacher. Born in Szenice, Hungary. Cantor and adaptor of music in the Turkish-Israelite temple in Vienna . Founder …
Herman Berlinski
… (chamber, organ and vocal works). The Herman Berlinsky music collection, which contains writings and compositions … can be found here via the Miliken Archive of Jewish Music. An additional biography can be found here , on the …
Gary Bertini
… the Israel Chamber Orchestra (1964-1975) and other Israeli musical establishments. Was an acclaimed conductor in Israel … As a composer, known mostly for his incidental theater music. For an extended biography, courtesy of Gary Bertini's …
Abel Ehrlich
… of composers in various institutions and at the Tel-Aviv music academy since 1964 (1967-1991, at Tel Aviv University). Although he was interested in Mizrahi music, most of his works are atonal or serial. “His musical language ranges from accessible, tonal, metric and …