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Harry Von Tilzer
… Gummblinksy), was born in Detroit in 1872. His passion for music became evident at an early age, and at fourteen he … 'mammy song,' songs about Ireland, songs about the South, dance songs, and many more. In fact, Tilzer's song 'The … was an important catalyst for the rising popularity of the dance song genre in the 1910's. He subsequently wrote many …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and literature to be a foreign influence. Though … settling Zionists in Palestine . He composed Horas (Israeli dance) like 'Hora Medura,' with words by Natan Alterman, …
Mark Isakovich Rabinovich
… of the Russian Empire; now Brusilov, Ukraine). He studied music under the guidance of his grandfather, the klezmer violinist and composer … he was the head of the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR. The ensemble performed on the …
Haim (Heinz) Alexander
… of the first generation, but indeed he acquired formative musical education in Jerusalem, notably with Irma and Stefan … style – modal chromaticism – as in his lively six Israeli Dances (1950), and after the “musical shock” (his own term) he received in Darmstadt …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of his singing, he attained a … importance of Cantor Salomon in the writings of cantors and musicologists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. … the whole congregation from deep melancholy to the mood of dance.” Salomon’s son, Hirsch Weintraub (ca. 1813-1881), was …
Tzipora Jochsberger
… to Israel in 1939, and studied in the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Moved to the US in 1952, and received a PhD in Jewish Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972. …
Yinam Leef
… A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Yinam Leef (Born in Jerusalem in 1953) is one of the …
Jascha Nemtsov
… up in Saint Petersburg where he graduated from a special music school and was awarded a gold medal. He then continued his musical education at the Saint Petersburg State … Nemtsov ' at the National Library of Israel website. Jewish Dance No. 1 from the album On Wings of Jewish Songs …
Mendi Rodan
… studied violin and conducting at the Bucharest Academy of Music (1945-1949) and later worked as a conductor. He left … to conducting, Rodan headed the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (1984-1993). According to William Y. Elias, 'as a …
Karel Salmon
… He immigrated to Palestine in 1933, and was the first musical director of the Palestine Broadcasting Service … until 1962. Salmon also taught at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. His works include orchestral and chamber music, …