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Jacques (Yaakov) Stroumsa
… Jacques Stroumsa was born in Salonika in 1913, the son of a distinguished teacher and a talented milliner. … teaching French and playing the violin in the military orchestra. Afterward, he took his first job in industrial … transport. Still, in shock from the horrors he had endured, he was surprised when the Polish Kapo asked if anyone …
Viktor Ullmann
… Těšín), Czech Republic on January 1, 1898. Ullmann’s father was an officer in the Austrian Imperial Army stationed … with Alexander von Zemlinsky. In 1920, Zemlinsky offered Ullmann the position of chorus master and répétiteur at … , originally compsed in 1925, and newly arranged for Orchestra. Two years later, Ullmann received the same prize …
Kurt Weill
… Kurt Julian Weill was born in Dessau, Germany in 1900. His father was a cantor and his mother had rabbinical roots. After establishing himself with … Music Library, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. List of Hebrew songs he composed, in Zemereshet …
Aaron Copland
… of Lithuanian Jewish descent. In 1917 he began studying theory and composition with Rubin Goldmark, continuing his … and it was under her tutelage that he produced his first orchestral score, the ballet Grogh. His early works such as … of these pieces came under attack by critics, Copland secured a faculty position at the Berkshire Music Center in …
Albert Elias
… instrument maker. In Baghdad Elias studied law as well as the nay with a Syrian teacher. He played with some of the … Salah and Daoud al-Kuwaiti. He joined the Baghdad Radio Orchestra in 1947. Elias specialized in both Iraqi maqam and … Oriental orchestra for which he also composed hundreds of works. After the orchestra was disbanded in 1992, …
Mark Kopytman
… in composition (Moscow Conservatory, 1958), he taught at the Leningrad Conservatory before emigrating to Israel, … many students have become well known composers and have chaired their own composition programs in universities in Israel … from the opera, 1966/1980), October Sun (1974), Kaddish (orchestra, 1981), Memory (voice and orchestra, 1982), Eight …
Yizhak Edel
… was born in Warsaw in 1896 to a Hassidic family. His grandfather, a Hassidic scholar, took responsibility for his … in Palestine , which was connected to what were considered 'oriental' themes. In his compositional style he always … vocal repertoire (cantatas and songs), and chamber and orchestral music. Many of Edel's songs were written due to the …
Joseph Achron
… . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of five he began violin lessons with his … association with these musicians and composers inspired a change in his compositional style. This shift was best … counterpoint, fugal and other musical forms and studied orchestration with M. Steinberg. During that period, he …
Marc Lavry
… Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories under teachers Scherchen … of the Laban Dance Ensemble in Berlin. In 1929, Lavry was hired to conduct the Berliner Symphony Orchestra, and three years later in 1932 received a post as …
Nahum Nardi
… He was named after his uncle Dudu 'Noyhem,' who was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies … Records, also embarking on a tour in the U.S. sponsored by the company. Following their return to Palestine, … Romance . And other works, such as: 24 variations for orchestra ; Suite for Bassoon and Clarinet; Yemenite …