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Milan Slavicky
… Milan Slavický was a Czech composer, musicologist, and pedagogue. He came from a musical family. His father Klement Slavický and both his … chamber, and electroacoustic music. His interest in vocal music increased significantly after 1990. His …
Viktor Ullmann
… Ullmann family moved to Vienna, and Viktor began studying music theory with Dr. Josef Pohlaneur. In 1918, Viktor … in Prague. Initially Ullmann’s duties were restricted to vocal coaching, but after one year, Zemlinsky expanded his … piano (performed 1923), the Octet (1924), his incidental music for Klabund's Kreidekreis (1925), and the Symphonische …
Moritz Deutsch
… an early age as a prodigy in Talmudic studies. It was his vocal talent however that brought him to Vienna to study music and the cantorial tradition. In 1842 Deutsch was … the Breslau Theological Seminary, where he taught cantorial music for over 30 years. In 1859, Deutsch helped to found …
Leib Glanz
… Synagogue in Brooklyn, N.Y. Glanz rejected the “sobbing” vocal style of his contemporaries. In an effort to … gestures from many different genres, including romantic music, Israeli folk songs, and Jewish liturgical music from communities throughout the Diaspora. While …
David Nowakowsky
… choir at the Brody Synagogue taught him a great deal about vocal arrangement and choral composition. As a side project, … concerts comprised of his own liturgical and paraliturgical music, with instrumental accompaniment. As a result of this … his work at the Brody Synagogue, Nowakowsky also taught music at several local music schools, later becoming a …
Kurt Weill
… to the USA. In the USA he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of the Broadway stage and began to write musicals that enjoyed tremendous popularity. Weill held the … … Hatikva (The Hope, Israel's national anthem) … Hatikvah … Vocal music … Classical music … Kurt Weill …
Yizhak Edel
… received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while participating in singing gatherings hosted by … His grandfather did not approve of Edel's new path as a musician, but he ultimately gave in. Upon his grandfather’s … of communicating with the listener. Edel’s works include vocal repertoire (cantatas and songs), and chamber and …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … genres such as violin sonatas and suites, as well as on vocal works in the tradition of late romantic Lieder. …
Gustav Mahler
… German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in 1875 at the Conservatory of Music … consists of his ten symphonies and his great output of vocal music, including song-symphonies, cantatas, … and Leid. The character of Mahler’s Symphonies and vocal works varies widely, exposing his constant growth and …
Mordekhai Seter
… occasions, was chosen to conclude the first Israeli Music Celebration (September 1998; an annual festival … than his colleagues—an advantage that was evident in his vocal works. Seter taught at the Tel-Aviv Conservatory and … Renaissance polyphony). He commenced his career with mostly vocal music, such as Motets (choir, 1939-40/1951), …