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Ruth HaCohen (Pinczower)
… HaCohen (Pinczower) is the Artur Rubinstein Professor of Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she … Society of Fellows. HaCohen investigates the modes by which music participates in shaping the emotional, religious, … publications include Tuning the Mind: Connecting Aesthetic Theory to Cognitive Science ; The Arts in Mind: Pioneering …
Andre Hajdu
… after the war at the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. There he studied under Endre Szervánszky … (composition), Erno Szégedi (piano) and Zoltán Kodály (ethnomusicology). As a disciple of Kodály, Hajdu developed a deep … works are dedicated to the teaching of piano and music theory through a creative process that involves the active …
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He continued … in 1906. In Jerusalem, he began working as a cantor and music teacher at the Hebrew Teacher’s college. Idelsohn was … choir. He taught me a lot of things, such as sigh singing, theory, voice-training and the beginning of harmony. He …
Yaakov Mazor
… Studied Violin, Music Theory and Composition, at the Department of Theory, the Rubin Academy, Jerusalem. M.A. Musicology, Bar-Ilan University; M.A. thesis: The Role of …
Solomon Rosowsky
… Law at the University of Kiev , Rosowsky went on to study music at the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory under … helped to found the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music in 1908 and served as the musical director of the … of Moses , was published in 1957, providing an analytical theory of Biblical cantillation based on his research of the …
Salamone Rossi
… Though much ink has been spilled reviewing the vast musical contribution of Jewish-Italian composer Salamone de … as the leader of an ensemble comprised mostly of Jewish musicians. While his first two works are dedicated to Duke … of his principle sources of professional connections. This theory is partially substantiated by a letter from Carlo …
Amnon Shiloah
… of Aliyat Hano’ar in northern Israel where he started his musical studies. In 1947 he enrolled at the Hebrew … as well as Bible, graduating in 1951. He continued his music studies at the Jerusalem Music Academy, majoring in … in Iraq and Morocco as well as to the study of Arabic music theory. He also contributed to the study of Israeli art …
Herzl Shmueli
… in Istanbul and immigrated to Palestine in 1933. He studied theory and composition with Arieh Uri Boscovich at the Tel … Later, he continued his studies in Zurich, studying musicology, composition and acoustics, and received his PhD … of Zurich. Shmueli taught at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music and at the music teachers' seminar, where he was also …
Boaz Tarsi
… by institutions and performers such as the New York Chamber Music Society, the Israeli Sinfonietta, NYC 92nd street … the Jerusalem Theater, Tel Aviv Museum, the American Jewish Music Society, the Jewish Museum in Philadelphia, San Diego … contributions to “Modern Judaism,” “Asian Music,” “Indiana Theory Review,” “Musica Judaica,” “Conservative Judaism,” …
Nikolai Kaufman
… Musicologist, folklorist and composer Nikolay (or Nikolaï) … Kaufmann) is considered as one of Bulgaria's foremost music scholars. Although the vast majority of his academic … In 1952, Kaufman graduated in trumpet and music theory from the National Academy of Music in Sofia. From …