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Moritz Deutsch
… vocal talent however that brought him to Vienna to study music and the cantorial tradition. In 1842 Deutsch was … In 1844 Deutsch began working as chief cantor at the Reform Synagogue in Breslau where he formed and lead a choir. In … seminaries. He also composed choral arrangements for synagogue liturgy in the classical German style which were …
Leib Glanz
… was born in Kiev in 1898. His father was the cantor at the Synagogue of the Talna Hasidim and at a young age, Leib was … where he was appointed chief cantor of the Ohev Shalom Synagogue in Brooklyn, N.Y. Glanz rejected the “sobbing” … gestures from many different genres, including romantic music, Israeli folk songs, and Jewish liturgical music from …
Samuel Naumbourg
… professional hazzanim in his family. He received his formal musical education in Munich where he was recruited to sing in Maier Kohn ’s synagogue choir. Naumbourg’s early appointments included a … post in Besançon and a position as choirmaster of the Synagogue in Strasburg. In 1845 Naumbourg was invited to …
Leon Algazi
… Algazi was born in Iepuresti, Romania in 1890. He studied music in Vienna and Paris and graduated from the Ecole … , a position he held for many years. His interest in Jewish music and folklore was sparked by early studies with … a position as the conductor at the grand Rue de la Victoire Synagogue in Paris . Algazi helped to establish the “Mizmor” …
Sigmund Schlesinger
… among the group of mid- to late-19th-century American synagogue organists and choirmasters who attempted to create and adapt music to suit the new ritual and format of American Reform … … Reform Judaism … Organ … Choirmaster … German Jews … Synagogue music … Sigmund Schlesinger …
David Nowakowsky
… where he was recruited as a choirboy for the local choral Synagogue. While in Berditchev, Nowakowsky learned harmony … and as assistant to hazzan Nissan Blumenthal at the Brody Synagogue in Odessa. Nowakowsky was deeply influenced by … concerts comprised of his own liturgical and paraliturgical music, with instrumental accompaniment. As a result of this …
Abraham Goldfaden
… his songs, as well as other popular Jewish and secular music. The initial performances of these musical theater pieces created movement to establish a … eclectic; he drew from a wide range of sources including synagogue melodies, Jewish folksongs, Eastern European folk …
Ya'akov Orland
… buildings like the Jewish Agency headquarters, the Yeshurun Synagogue, and the National Library. In 1928, Yaacob began … Homeland and Mother, " in 1930. This song was later set to music by David Zehavi, a member of Kibbutz Naan and the … (Mitya) Zeira , who would later set many of his poems to music. One of Orland's most notable songs from this period, …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … an expert on classical Hebrew and a baal-kore in the synagogue who also taught himself mathematics, medicine, … music for Maurice Schwarz’s Yiddish Art Theatre and for synagogue services. In New York , Achron joined the …
Emanuel Aguilar
… Grace Aguilar, was born in London in 1824. He received his musical education in Piano Performance and Composition in … three symphonies, three cantatas and a number of chamber music and solo piano works. Aguilar is best known for his … of close work with de Sola and the Spanish-Portuguese synagogue of Bevis Marks in London. … British pianist and …