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Mark Isakovich Rabinovich
… of the Russian Empire; now Brusilov, Ukraine). He studied music under the guidance of his grandfather, the klezmer … In 1937-1938 he was the head of the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR. The ensemble performed on …
Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … Judeo-Spanish speaking Jews. The old traditional Ottoman Jewish community ruled by rabbinical authority was shattered … for example, by him being mentioned as a hero in a folktale (no. 5324 at the Israel Folktale Archive, …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… in the Hebrew language, the Bible and the fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … and composer. His compositions include over 600 Hebrew folksongs, incidental music for theater and cinema, music …
Menahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … prominent composers who wrote arrangements for the unique Jewish-Yemenite artist and singer, Bracha Zefira, and based … in his works such as his first three symphonies, A Folk Symphony (1945-1958), David (1949) and Mediterranean …
Ram Da-Oz
… and lost his eyesight. Afterward he continued to study music, including piano, oboe, theory and composition, and … melodies for his works. He has also written Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of … MI, 1988. … Israeli composer … Israeli … Art Music … Folksongs … Haifa … Ram Da-Oz …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… Deborah Lynn Friedman was an American Jewish singer-songwriter, whose compositions played an … role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … career began in the 1960's, developing out of the folk music and communal singing tradition of Jewish summer …
Ami Maayani
… Tel-Aviv, 1936 d. 2019) had always emphasized the use of Jewish folk traditions, both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements of Arab music throughout his works. He is known internationally for …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … were intentionally forgotten, and their songs were titled 'folksongs' or ascribed to other musicians. In Israel, they … in Israel. As part of a growing interest in Arab and Jewish-Arab music in Israel, an album of Daoud and Salah …
Yinam Leef
… A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy … include classical music, jazz, and the unique mixture of Jewish prayers, the chant of the Moazzin and the Old City's … sessions of the Composers Conference in Vermont, Yale at Norfolk and Tanglewood. Leef's catalogue ranges from small, …
Betty Olivero
… Italy. She is a full professor of composition at the Music Department in Bar-Ilan University. Betty Olivero is a … Ricordi , Plane, IMI , Beit Hatefutsoth , and Folkways records companies. Between 2004-2008 Olivero was … contemporary compositional form, yet is inspired by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material …