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Alexander L. Ringer
… also researched and written extensively on romantic era, Western European music; eastern influences on Western music throughout time; the history of Jewish music …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… on the borders of the German Upper Silesia and the Austrian Western Galicia made it easy for me to think of acquiring an … He moved to Berlin, the rapidly growing hub for Eastern European Jews seeking modern education, studied at a … Berlin and Dresden opened before him the world of classical Western music. One of his very early articles in the Hebrew …
Samuel Naumbourg
… from the South German tradition with melodies from the Western Sephardi rite. Naumbourg also included a lengthy … score which were scattered amongst several libraries in Western Europe. Once the entire score was in his possession, …
Yizhak Edel
… in Israel 's music scene, as a composer Edel remained European. He drew deeply on the themes of Jewish music from Eastern Europe, although he combined it with the Eretz-Israeli music … In his compositional style he always remained connected to Western harmony. His music is simple and retains the ideal …
Joseph Achron
… Achron toured extensively as a concert violinist throughout Europe and the Near East , finally settling in New York in … the Leonid Nevzin Center for the Research of Russian and European Jewry. Joseph (Yussl) Achron, Jewish violinist … of the Russian army giving concerts for soldiers at the Western war front. After the war, he became Head of the …
Joseph Shlisky
… in North America, Toronto synagogues looked to Eastern Europe to recruit a cantor and his choir, knowing that a … as a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves …
Pavel Haas
… Moravian folksong, Jewish chant, Medieval Chorale, Western European contemporary music, and Jazz. [2] Pavel Haas died …
Karel Reiner
… Reiner, composer and pianist, born June 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the … dedicated to propagating contemporary music throughout Europe. Reiner concertized regularly and was a sought after …
Neil Levin
… of focus embrace comparative considerations of eastern and western spheres of Ashkenazi Jewry in terms of their sacred, … and academic conferences throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. Full biography at the Milken Archive. …
Jo Amar
… contemporary Israeli culture, opposing the trend of turning Western music into the defining Israeli music style. … and conducted cantorial workshops in the United States and Europe. He was considered one of the leading cantors in the …