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Velvel Pasternak

… he dedicated his efforts to recording and transcribing traditional Hassidic music of various sects, and later other styles of traditional Jewish music. His company, Tara Publications, …

Shlomo Ravitz

… work containing his compositions and arrangements of traditional tunes. One of the associations he perticipated …

… lead ethnomusicology research projects to study the maqam tradition in the Middle East (1970-1975) and the Hebrew Melodies in the Hungarian Oral Tradition (1977-1990). In addition, Ringer wrote and …

Joseph Singer

… chants scientifically, in an attempt to systemize the traditional prayer modes. Sources: Nulman, Macy. 'Singer, …

Esther R. Warkov

… Musical Composition in Wales and its Relationship with Traditional Welsh Music submitted to the University of Wales … made a substantial contribution to the book The Musical Tradition of Iraqi Jews by Amnon Shiloah and wrote music …

Daniel Meir Weil

… extensive memoire on the Noble Tone system of the Masoretic tradition, including some probing through cognitive …

Efraim Yaakov

… was one of a kind. He recognized the power of an oral tradition, and two books he wrote — Yemen, and the book …

Akiva Zimmermann

… particularly regarding their relationship to Jewish tradition and beliefs. Zimmerman had an immense memory and … he emphasized the literary value and the connection to the tradition of Israel and the tradition of Hebrew culture and literature. In addition, he …

Meir Shimon Geshuri

… Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music traditions. He was also a public figure, being a significant … he became acquainted with a vast array of popular and traditional Yiddish songs, as well as, later on, the new … on Hassidic and, later, on non-Ashkenazi Jewish musical traditions too. Further adding to the internal tension in …

Moritz Deutsch

… that brought him to Vienna to study music and the cantorial tradition. In 1842 Deutsch was appointed assistant Cantor … the new institute marked a shift away from the meshorerim tradition of cantorial apprenticeships and new backing for …