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Harry Von Tilzer
… Flows' at the Orpheum Theater in Brooklyn, and Weber & Fields produced the song, 'On a Sunday Afternoon' for their … turn of the century in New York City. He contributed many works to the genres of 'coon-songs,' 'mammy song,' songs … activity began to wane in 1914. However, he continued to work as a producer and publisher well into the 1920's. …
Jerome Kern
… productions. Returning to New York in 1905, Kern went to work for the Shapiro-Remich publishing house as a 'song plugger.' Through his work, he became acquainted with Max Dryfus, the director of … In 1920, Kern was hired to compose music for Florenz Ziegfield's extravagant musical, Sally , for which he wrote …
Federico Consolo
… Sefer Shirei Yisrael – Libro dei Canti d'Israele (1892), a work containing traditional tunes of the Sephardic Jews of …
Theodore Holdheim
… Israel. Was very active as an educator in Israel in the fields of music and science. His compositional style was … music. He has written music for Kibbutz events. His other works include operas, cantatas, works for orchestra, choir, theater and chamber music. …
Pnina Salzman
… far less on local artists) she has been active in the field of chamber music, playing with some of the most … hand:” a horizontal approach for Beethoven, wrist work and vertical motion for romantic composers, and half … of Israeli composers, who wrote for her knowing that their work would receive superb interpretation. She premiered the …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… excelled especially in Hebrew poetry and in music, two fields in which Isaac Eliyahu Navon excelled as well. From … of 18, Navon moved with his parents to Istanbul. He started working as a secretary and personal assistant of Moshe Bar … man (('גביר'in the Jewish community in Istanbul. While working with Bar-Natan, Navon began publishing articles and …
Sergiu Natra
… by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, and his works for the harp have won him international recognition, … Prayer (1970) and Divertimento (1976). Natra's early works show the influence of Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and … the Hebrew language and Biblical themes, apparent in his works, Song of Deborah (1967), and A book of Hebrew songs …
Israel Najara
… distinguished family of Jews from Spain . Najara lived and worked in Damascus , Safed, and Gaza . He wrote in many fields, such as biblical commentary and sermons of Halacha. … of the period after the expulsion from Spain . Some of his works are still performed today, see in the JMRC concert …
Joseph Papernikoff
… to write songs in Yiddish. His debut song, 'Dos Feld' ('The Field'), was published in issue 4 of the literary monthly ' … Yaakov Kenner (Kenner). In 1924 he immigrated to Israel and worked as a laborer in paving roads and building in Rishon … are characterized by lyrical quality, his post-Holocaust work, which includes poetry, short stories, and memoirs, is …
Israel Alter
… elements in his compositions. Alter composed cantorial works and musical settings to Yiddish poems. His collections … of transcriptions of nusach are considered standard works in the field. Alter is known for his meticulous attention to the …