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Alfred Sendrey
… born in 1884 in Budapest, Hungary. He received his formal musical education at the Academy of Music in Budapest. After … considerably. In 1952, Sendrey accepted a position as musical director of the Fairfax Synogogue (1952-56), and … music, and art songs. Later in life, while working as the musical director of the Fairfax Synagogue and the Sinai …
Yael Shai
… doctoral thesis: the processes of change in the traditional musical repertoire of the wedding among the Jews of Khaban, …
Amnon Shiloah
… of Aliyat Hano’ar in northern Israel where he started his musical studies. In 1947 he enrolled at the Hebrew … was published in 1972 ( La perfection des connaissances musicales . Gueutner: Paris, 1972). Upon return to Israel, … des Muses for the French translation of his book Jewish Musical Traditions (1996); the Grand prix de l'Academie …
Susana Weich-Shahak
… Tel Aviv University. Since 1973, research on the Sephardi Musical Tradition at the Jewish Music Research Centre of the … opening conference at the Jornadas de Patrimonio Historico-Musical in Cordoba, on the Sephardic Romancero. Spanish …
Simha Arom
… His books include African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology (1991). In the 1960s, … the liturgical music traditions of Ethiopian Jews and the musical heritage of the Jews of Djerba. Arom has been a …
James Loeffler
… Ph.D. Columbia University, (2006), Dissertation: 'The Most Musical Nation: Jews, Culture and Nationalism in the Late …
Samuel Adler
… Massachusetts. There the young Samuel Adler displayed his musical talents at an early age. He became his father’s …
Max Brod
… Seter Online biography of Brod with special emphasis on his musical activities, can be found here . Published Biography: …
Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… at last performed as a soloist. His father encouraged his musical interests, making him memorize the weekly Parasha. … in 'Tzeirei Paras' synagogue. In addition to these early musical experiences, Melamed sang as a child in the choirs …
Joseph Dorfman
… and later studied Musicology and Composition at the Gnessin Musical Institute in Moscow (1967-1971), receiving his PhD … cantatas and oratorios. Dorfman researched the Jewish musical tradition of Eastern Europe, focusing on the work of …