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Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … . In 1934, Achron moved to Hollywood to compose music for film, but felt limited by the enterprise, and continued his … , where he worked successfully with orchestras for various film studios. In California , he also met again some of the …
Sholom Secunda
… and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of … He was particularly interested in breaking into the film industry. The timing of his trip to Hollywood was … the industry and the number of jobs available for film composers were few and far in between. Sholom returned …
Johanna L. Spector
… Spector collected many recordings of different Jewish musical cultures, including music from Iraqi, Persian, … cultures. She documented these cultures on camera and on film, producing several documentaries , and she published … … Ethnomusicology … Documentary … Field … Recordings … Film … Jewish … Musical … Cultures … Johanna L. Spector …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in … in Los Angeles , where he landed a contract with MGM as a film composer. He worked for 15 years with several Hollywood studios, composing music for over 200 films. During his time working in Hollywood , he also …
Mordekhai Hershman
… El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … Hershman’s voice was also heard in the screening of the film 'Shir Hashirim” an early Yiddish talkie, when it was presented at the “Metro” cinema theater in Warsaw. The film, based on the 1911 operetta of the same name with a …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … El-Afrit, Shafia Rushdie and Dalila Masoud Achabib. The film company Pathè filmed a short movie, more like a clip, with Asher Mizrahi …
Sasha Argov
… half Argov began to study piano with his mother, who was a music teacher. Although Argov dabbled in composition as a … rhythm and meter. Argov was also a prolific composer of film and theater music. Some of his scores include: Rak lo beShabat (Never on Sundays) (film score), Esther hamalka (Queen Esther) (a musical), …
Joseph Shlisky
… a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … and left it after a short time. He never thought about a musical career until, one day, he was singing at his sewing … appeared regularly on the radio, and in at least one major film—along with Rosenblatt, David Roitman , Joseph Shapiro, …
Moishe Oysher
… to act periodically. His best known roles were in the films The Cantor's Son (1937), The Singing Blacksmith … made numerous recordings of both secular and liturgical music, collaborating on several occasions with Yiddish music … New York at the age of 51. … Cantor, Yiddish theater & film actor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … a talented pianist, dedicated to propagating contemporary music throughout Europe. Reiner concertized regularly and … compose symphonic and chamber works, and began to dabble in film music writing. Reiner died in Prague on October 17, …