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Hugo Adler
… (1949). Adler replaced much of the 19th century liturgical music with new and modern musical settings. In 1942 he was awarded first prize by the … ; ' Hugo Adler Compositor y Cantor de Sinagoga ' ( Blog Classico , Spanish). See also: The story about Eric …
Ernest Bloch
… United States in 1916, and in 1920 was appointed the first Musical Director of the fledgling Cleveland Institute of Music, a position he held until 1925. Bloch’s early works, … for the chamber ensemble and began experimenting with neo-classical forms, atonality and serialism. He died in …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … Yuli Achron was a local merchant and a maskil, an expert on classical Hebrew and a baal-kore in the synagogue who also … A Spring Night (1934). He also made many transcriptions of classic and pre-classic music for violin; most significantly …
Emanuel Aguilar
… Grace Aguilar, was born in London in 1824. He received his musical education in Piano Performance and Composition in … teaching career, but continued to give regular concerts of classical repertoire. His corpus includes two operas, three … Aguilar, Emanuel Agilar, Emmanuel Agilar … Arranger … Classical music … Composer … London … Pianist … …
Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, Nardi began performing across Europe, playing classical repertoire in his concerts. In 1923 he immigrated … to Palestine and continued performing, combining his classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian …
Wolf Shestapol
… works. His works were strongly influenced by European art music to which he was exposed to while singing with Bezalel … , and studying with Salomon Sulzer in Vienna . His fluent music reading was unusual among the cantors of his day. … Cantors … Composers … Cantor … Hazzan … Composer … Classical … Synagogue … Music … Cantorate … Wolf Shestapol …
Nissan Blumenthal
… singing for four voices. Influenced by his study of German classical music, he adapted melodies from the composers, Handel, … as choir-leader, and Nowadowsky's deep knowledge of classical harmony, counterpoint, and choral arrangement …
Mordekhai Hershman
… at Beth El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … lyrical, tenor voice. Some of his recordings have become classics and are frequently performed by modern Chazanim. …
Jan Peerce
… was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from regular radio broadcasts of Radio City Music Hall performances won him recognition as a gifted performer of classical songs and operatic arias. He made his operatic …
Edward Stark
… years with his brothers in the clothing business, pursuing musical activities in his free time. In April of 1884, Stark … of 1885 traveled to Vienna and to Leipzig to study music formally. In 1891, Stark accepted his first official … avot modes. Stark’s style was heavily influenced by the classical oratorio, and by the work of Salomon Sulzer and …