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David Nowakowsky
… concerts comprised of his own liturgical and paraliturgical music, with instrumental accompaniment. As a result of this … his work at the Brody Synagogue, Nowakowsky also taught music at several local music schools, later becoming a professor of music theory and harmony at the People’s Conservatory of Odessa. …
Aaron Copland
… of Lithuanian Jewish descent. In 1917 he began studying theory and composition with Rubin Goldmark, continuing his musical education with Goldmark, Victor Wittgenstein and … studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Fontainebleau School of Music in Paris. During his time in Paris, Copland traveled …
Yizhak Edel
… received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while participating in singing gatherings hosted by … His grandfather did not approve of Edel's new path as a musician, but he ultimately gave in. Upon his grandfather’s … violin, but became more and more attracted to the fields of theory and composition. Under the pressures of the Bolshevik …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … (1930) strengthened his reputation as a teacher of music theory. Andre Previn, renown composer, conductor and …
Yedidyah Admon
… education at the Teacher's Seminary in Jerusalem under musicologist Abraham Zvi Idelsohn . From 1923 to 1927 Admon studied Music Theory and Composition in the United States. Upon his return …
Gershon Sirota
… grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … styles. Yakovkin encouraged Sirota to consider studying music formally at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. Based on … scholarship. Under Baron Kolbuss, Sirota studied music theory, vocal technique, and opera. Although Sirota excelled …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, … such as Eliezer Gerovich. While in Vinitsa, Weisser studied theory and harmony at the local conservatory with professor … composed many secular songs for voice and piano, incidental music, two collections of Hassidic Melodies, and a plethora …
Pavel Haas
… in his father's business until 1935, when he began teaching music theory, and later music. Haas began composing while working with his father, …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician Yitzhak Edel, who greatly influenced Wilensky's musical development, teaching him music theory. In 1928, Wilensky graduated from high school and, at …
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, … Under Janowsky’s influence, he learned general music theory, but continued to sing in a Jewish choir. In Lodz, …