… Marc Lavry was born in Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories … melodies, Israeli folk songs and Chasidic dance and musical idioms.  Lavry is recognized as one of the pioneers … art music, not only for the quality and influence of his compositions, but also his contribution as a conductor of …

… modestly titled “Unsere erste Musikbeilage” (“Our first musical supplement”) in Israelitischer Lehrer und Kantor , … can be reduced to a common source, Birnbaum proposed that musical diversity is the natural state of Jewish culture. … request several of these additional Portuguese liturgical compositions, drawn from one of the richest manuscript …

… Though much ink has been spilled reviewing the vast musical contribution of Jewish-Italian composer Salamone de … that Rossi enjoyed permanent office with the Gonzaga musical establishment. Rossi was employed and paid by the … at court events and for his vocal and instrumental compositions. Although it seems that Rossi was highly …

… about thirty-five years, later moving to Jerusalem . His compositions (notated by his students) achieved great …

… .  Ran's personal website, including biography and list of compositions, can be accessed here:  …

… ended his career. After the injury he devoted himself to composition and research. He published  Sefer Shirei Yisrael …

… traditions are based on both Syrian (“Halabi”) and Egyptian musical styles. Today, Havusha, who still lives in the Beit …

… nine children, of which only three survived. Kern began his musical career under the tutelage of his mother, who was a … the New York College of Music, studying piano, harmony and composition. That same year, he published his first song, … in London, where he began writing songs for British musical hall productions.  Returning to New York in 1905, …

… To palliate the lack of specialized compositions by Jewish authors during the mediaeval period …

… an American-Jewish composer, known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music.   Biographies: Rodgers, Richard.  Musical Stages: An Autobiography.  New York: Random House, …