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Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … in one of the most important centers of Sephardi religious music, Edirne, where a local Jewish choir called Maftirim … used to perform its ancient repertoire of Ottoman Hebrew music on Sabbath mornings and afternoons at the synagogue …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Joshua (Osias) Abrass
… Encyclopedia Judaica ; Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman); Jewish Encyclopedia. A biography of …
Haim (Heinz) Alexander
… of the first generation, but indeed he acquired formative musical education in Jerusalem, notably with Irma and Stefan … in his lively six Israeli Dances (1950), and after the “musical shock” (his own term) he received in Darmstadt …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work … he departed for London to study at the Trinity College of Music, under Sir Granville Bantock and Alec Rowley. In 1936, …
Tzvi Avni
… as the chair of Israel Composers’ League and ISCM World Music Days (Israel, 1980). Studying with Ehrlich, Ben-Haim … works. He then went to the US for studies of electronic music under Vladimir Ussachewsky. He also studied with … major works include some 15 orchestral works, 10 chamber music pieces, and over 25 choral and vocal works, in …
Joseph Albaradani
Joseph Albarandi lived in Baghdad during the tenth century. Sources suggest that he…
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain … suggests that he was instrumental in bringing the famous musician Ziryab to Cordoba in 822, thus helping to initiate …
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 …
Menahem 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 …