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Eliakum Zunser
… a legendary figure. The name Zunser was probably derived from Zunse (a small village near Vilna, Lithuania), where his … and vicious harassment by the Russians, he wandered from city to city and at one time was imprisoned. After his release from prison he journeyed to Kovno (Kaunas), where he took up …
Haim (Heinz) Alexander
… and Stefan Wolpe, then with Hanoch Jacoby . His pieces from that early period were, however, romantic. He began gaining notice since the sixties, after … (1962-4). He wrote in the Mediterranean style – modal chromaticism – as in his lively six Israeli Dances (1950), …
Joseph Albaradani
… life in Baghdad. According to his name, his family came from Baradan- a suburb of Baghdad. Albarandi composed poems …
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Spain in the early ninth century. An historical source from the 17th century suggests that he was instrumental in …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose members were known as musicians and … entry in Encyclopedia Judaica cites several resources from dall'Arpa's time, which refer to a musician from Mantua named Abraham. He especially references the …
Manahem Avidom
… of his time. He initiated, chaired and supported, from 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important … symphonies, two cantatas and chamber music. One of several prominent composers who wrote arrangements for the unique …
Jacob Bachman
… Hayyai.” Reshumot 5 (1927): 145-160. Pictures are taken from: Bachmann, Jacob. Schirath Jacob . Moscow: P. …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… Alexander Uriyah Boskovich (Cluj, Hungary, now Romania, 1907 – Tel-Aviv, 1964, immigrated in 1938), a … Israeli music since, bearing a whole range of reactions, from devout supporters to vehement opponents. During the …
Abel Ehrlich
… works are atonal or serial. “His musical language ranges from accessible, tonal, metric and witty neoclassicism to … or melodic cells of various Mizrahi cantilation, notably from Djerba. Other pieces of his extraordinary oeuvre are … 1978), and Job (oratorio, 1990). (*The photo was taken from IMI website) [1] Fleisher, Robert Jay. Twenty …
Berele Chagy
… of Berele Chagy, click here . The pictures are taken from Chazzanut.com … Cantor and composer … 0 … Berele Chagy …