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Alexander Uria Boscovich
… teacher and lecturer (also pianist and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second generation of Israeli composers through his … a performance of his Chansons populaires Juifes by the Palestine Orchestra in 1938. He was among the founders …
Jacob Bauer
… Born in Szenice, Hungary. Cantor and adaptor of music in the Turkish-Israelite temple in Vienna . Founder and first editor of the Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Kantoren-Zeitung (1881-1898). Together with Isidor Lowit, published a collection of …
Herman Berlinski
… Born in Leipzig in 1910. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1941. Was known as an organist (which he played … as a composer. Many of his compositions are based on Jewish themes, including liturgical as well as non-liturgical works (chamber, organ and vocal works). The Herman Berlinsky music collection, which contains …
Gary Bertini
… immigrated to Palestine in 1946. Founded and directed the Rinat Choir (1955-1974), the Israel Chamber Orchestra (1964-1975) and other Israeli musical establishments. Was an acclaimed …
Abel Ehrlich
… 2003 immigrated in 1939), 1997 Israel Prize laureate, is the most prolific of all Israeli composers, with more than … Rosowsky (1939-1944) in Eretz-Israel, and taught many of the third generation of composers in various institutions and at the Tel-Aviv music academy since 1964 (1967-1991, at Tel …
Abraham Caceres (Casseres)
… Dutch composer. Abraham Caceres (Casseres) was the leading musician in the Portuguese community of Amsterdam . Only a few of his … and adaptations of his compositions were created during the second half of the 18th century. Recordings of Caceres …
Shlomo Carlebach
… Carlebach was born in Berlin, Germany. In 1939, he moved to the U.S. where he began his music career. Carlebach is considered by many to be the foremost Jewish religious songwriter. He recorded over … composed up to 5,000 songs, and performed all around the world. Short article about the works of Shlomo …
Berele Chagy
… Born in Dagdo, Russia. Officiated as cantor in Russia, the U.S. and South Africa. Chagy published a book … click here . For recordings of Berele Chagy, click here . The pictures are taken from Chazzanut.com … Cantor and …
Davit Civita
… Italian musician. One of the group of Jewish musicians connected with the court of the Gonzagas of Mantua. Known from only one publication: a …
Ram Da-Oz
… Berlin . Immigrated to Palestine in 1934. While serving in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) during the War of Independence, he was wounded and lost his … he continued to study music, including piano, oboe, theory and composition, and graduated from the Israel …