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Eitan Avitzur
… Born in Jerusalem, 1941. Avitzur started his musical career as a conductor of high school ensembles and … his professional education at the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem and at the Mozarteum of Salzburg where he … conductor of the Jerusalem Youth Orchestra. Under his guidance the orchestra has achieved a very important role in …
Isaac Schlossberg
… (also known as Leibke Aluxter) were cantors. He studied music and the basics of hazzanut in Vilna under the guidance of cantor Kogan and choirmaster Moshe Dorguzhansky, in … Conservatory. In 1899, together with Leo Liov, he wrote music for a play based on Joseph Lateiner's play ' Khurban …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … Kurz. That same year, he began a double-degree program in musicology and philosophy at the Karl University. In the … talented musicians, composers, and conductors were in abundance. Klein immediately recognized the potential to …
Hans Krása
… spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position … George Szell. Rather than associating with fellow Czech musicians, Krása often preferred to socialize and work in … times during the years 1942-1944. Krása also composed Tanz (Dance), a string trio for the Terezín ensemble, Passacaglia …
Emanuel Zamir
… songs, in general, for which he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of … an active role in the development of the Israeli folk dance. Zamir had a sense of mission, which he brought into … foundation of his country. He was overtaken by the Debka dance, immersed himself in its rhythm, meter, intricate …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… This discovery sparked Schul's interest in Jewish musical themes, which he began to incorporate into his … to Terezín, he completed the first of Two Chassidic Dances for viola and cello. He finished a three-part boys … Schul did not exclusively compose thematically Jewish music while interned in Terezín. For example, Schul composed …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano … Adonai ), composed in the style of Yemenite music, in accordance to the theater's request. From 1930 to 1933 he worked …
Nurit Hirsh
… 'Bashana Haba'a,' and 'Lalehet Shevi Ahare'a.' She composed music for poems by Hayim Nahman Bialik, Natan Alterman, Lea … at both national and international festivals. She wrote music for cinema, television, theatre and video. Nurit Hirsh … Additionally, m any of her songs accompany folk dances. These songs came to constitute part of the …
Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … the student of the composer Matitiyahu Shalem and the dancer Tirza Hodes. He began playing in Hodes's folk dancing … later, Nitzanim, a song that later became a hit and a folk dance, was composed. Nahche ran back to the dance class, and …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … Manor was a member of the working youth movement and he danced folk dances. He was 15 when his father died. Along with the songs …