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Sasha Argov
… mother, who was a music teacher. Although Argov dabbled in composition as a young boy, he never studied music or composition formally. As a young adult he worked odd jobs. …
David Putterman
… to compose music for the synagogue. A collection of his compositions was published in 1979. Source: Encyclopedia …
Isadore Freed
… in Berlin studying piano with Josef Weiss. Freed made his compositional debut in 1926 at a concert sponsored by the … for a period of five years, during which time he studied composition with renowned teachers Ernest Bloch , Vincent … the Chamber Orchestra in a private rehearsal. Many of the compositions submitted to the Laboratory were performed as …
Frederick Piket
… for several decades before turning to synagogue music composition. Piket spent his childhood and early career in … States in 1940, at the age of 37. His interest in synagogue composition began after taking a position as an organist and … in the early 1950’s. Subsequently, Piket worked as a composition instructor at Hebrew Union College, and served …
Heinrich Schalit
… as well as songs. He used Hebrew poetry for some of his compositions, and composed Jewish liturgical music. …
Julius Chajes
… Julius Isserlis, Mr. and Mrs. Moriz Rosenthal. He studied composition under Hugo Kauder. At the age of 15, Chajes … he was exposed to, Chajes transformed his style of composition and became known as one of the foremost …
Lazare Saminsky
… was born in Vale-Gotzulovo[-Hatzulovo], Ukraine. He studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1906-1910). …
Abraham Dunajewski
… was born in Russia. He wrote the book Israelitische Tempel Compositionen for Sabbath. His melody for Av Horahamim has …
Boruch Schorr
… was born in Lemberg, where he practiced as Hazzan. His compositions were published by his son Israel. He was the …
Gideon Klein
… enrolled at the Master School in Prague, studying piano and composition under Professor Vilém Kurz. That same year, he … studies ended abruptly, at which time he began studying composition privately with of Professor Alois Hába. Until … in the early months of his imprisonment, he focused on composition and collaborated on a myriad of projects …