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Charles Kensington Salaman
… pianist from an early age. As a composer he wrote works for piano, organ, orchestra and opera, and had a special interest in devotional music for the synagogue. He wrote 124 settings for synagogue … . … English composer and pianist … Composer … Synagogue … Music … Reform … Judaism … Charles Kensington Salaman …
Karel Salmon
… He immigrated to Palestine in 1933, and was the first musical director of the Palestine Broadcasting Service … until 1962. Salmon also taught at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. His works include orchestral and chamber music, operas, cantatas, piano music, and songs. Many of them belong to the …
Else Lasker-Schüler
… my native well'), performed by Ofra Haza. In addition, musical works were composed according to Lasker-Schüler's … words such as ' Ami ' ('My people'): a piece for voice and piano, by Sternberg. The composer Yosef Tal also composed a …
Claude Abravanel
… Born in Montreux, Switzerland, 16.7.1924. Studied piano with Dinu Lipatti at the Conservatory of Geneva. Studied composition with Arthur Honegger and piano with Yvonne Lefébure at the Ecole Normale de Musique … director of the library at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem, until 1992. Was the director of …
Avner Bahat
… where he was introduced to a recorder and discovered his musical talent. Over time he developed a great skill on the … as he was more inclined to the wind instruments and the piano, which he played later in his life. After failing to … he also began to study harmony and learned to play the piano by himself at Mikve Israel, the high school where he …
Yehezkiel Braun
… in Israel , is most known for his often-performed choral music. A 2001 Israel Prize laureate, he is probably the most … 1959-68), The Love of Therese du Meun (soprano and piano; 13 more versions, also for flute, harp and double … His most recent piece was orchestrated for santur and piano trio (2001). Written by Dr. Ronit Seter Click here for …
Mordechai Breuer
… from Germany. In 1942, Breuer studied in a course for music teachers at the Jerusalem Conservatory and received a … world of yeshivot and their development. Mordechai Breuer's Musical Education: In the synagogue of the Kahal Adat … musical of the choir’s children. Breuer learned to play the piano for several years, until turning thirteen. His home …
Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi
… was born in Berlin and completed her formative studies in piano and harpsichord performance under teacher Wanda … with Robert Lachman of the Jerusalem Archive for Oriental music, and dedicated herself to teaching and to ethnomusicological research. She worked closely with Lachmann as …
Andre Hajdu
… after the war at the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. There he studied under Endre Szervánszky and Ferenc Szabó (composition), Erno Szégedi (piano) and Zoltán Kodály (ethnomusicology). As a disciple of … Milhaud and Olivier Messiaen. From 1959 to 1961 he taught piano and composition in Tunisia. His Diary from …
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 … of music with Kretzschmar, besides voice-training and piano. There I was able to attend the Gewandhaus concerts …