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Lazare Saminsky
… he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During this period … and the piece Ch’siddish . In 1913 Saminsky was part of the 'An-ski' expedition in which he collected … cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in Prague, he … of Jewish colleagues and friends. Klein’s commitment to the arts continued even after his deportation to Theresienstadt. …
Hans Krása
… to perform the piece. Again in 1913, Hans’ string quartet was performed by members of a spa orchestra in the … spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position … musicians, Krása often preferred to socialize and work in partnership with artists, writers and those involved in …
Emanuel Zamir
… songs, in general, for which he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of … He was also the commander of the National Base for the Arts. Following his discharge from military service in 1950, … a band that prepared a Hebrew folksong for performance. Apart from these small bands, Zamir also established a main …
Rafael Schächter
… War I, Schächter moved to Brno, where he began his formal musical studies. He continued his studies at the Prague … and in quality. The arrival of pianist Gideon Klein was particularly opportune; he arranged Czech, Slovak, Hebrew and … Operas for performance in Terezín, including Smetana's The Bartered Bride and The Kiss , and Mozart's The Marriage of …
Egon Ledeč
… in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber ensemble in Terezín, known as the “Doctor’s Quartet” along with Dr. Ilona Král, violinist Viktor Kóhn, and Dr, Klapp. The Doctor’s Quartet staged weekly performances of Haydn, Beethoven and …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… This discovery sparked Schul's interest in Jewish musical themes, which he began to incorporate into his … Chassidic Dances for viola and cello. He finished a three-part boys chorus, Ki tavoa al-ha’aretz (When you will go to … 1942, and an arrangement of Grundfeld’s melody for string quartet, Uv’tzeil K’nofecho (In the Shadow of your Wings) less …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a … and music, was composed for a play that was performed at a party of this group. In 1929 Zeira joined the H artom Theater, which only staged one show. In the Theater, …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … 'Notrim' police unit. During the War of Independence he participated in the Battle of Latrun and in Operation Hiram, … were Kata Ya'akov, Moshe Dafna and Prof. Shlomo Hoffman. Apart from his studies at school, Hadar took private lessons …
Pavel Haas
… in his father's business until 1935, when he began teaching music theory, and later music. Haas began composing while working with his father, … Music Online , http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/12109 . [2] Lubomír Peduzzi, Ibid. … …