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Darius Milhaud
… most influential composers of the 20th century. Born to a Jewish family in Marseilles and raised in Aix-en-Provence , … into his works. He also explored the music of the Jewish community in Comtat Venaissin, reflecting his own … French … Jewish composers … Jewish musical tradition … Jazz influence … Darius Milhaud …
Aaron Copland
… was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Lithuanian Jewish descent. In 1917 he began studying theory and … Theater (1925) and Piano Variations (1930) were strongly influenced by jazz music. Although the heavy jazz idiom of …
Yizhak Edel
… grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while … He also became acquainted with the works of the Society for Jewish folk Music which were based mainly in St. Petersburg … Janosz Korcak orphanage for three years, an experience that influenced his educational thought. Beside Korcak, he taught …
Ernest Bloch
… (1910) and Symphony in C Sharp Minor (1902), were heavily influenced by the German school, specifically composer … change in Bloch’s compositional style as he turned to Jewish material for inspiration. During this period he … in Portland, Oregon, of cancer at the age 78. … Swiss born Jewish American composer … Ernest Bloch …
Joseph Achron
… and Moses Michail Milner , he founded the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Achron's association with these … of Russian and European Jewry. Joseph (Yussl) Achron, Jewish violinist and composer, was born May 1/13, 1886 in … Piano accompaniment (1919-22) displaying modern harmonic influences. Achron’s entire oeuvre combines 19th century …
Samuel Alman
… quickly, and he was hired to lead several other local Jewish choirs in London . Alman was deeply influenced by the Eastern European cantorial tradition, …
Alexander A. Krein
… Moscow in 1883. He and his five other siblings were taught Jewish folk and instrumental music by his father who was a … modern Russian composition. Krein’s early work was deeply influenced by the music of Scriabin and Greig, as well as … Ravel and Debussy. Krein’s first composition in the Jewish national style was Jewish Sketches , after which he …
Gustav Mahler
… Czech Republic) surrounded by a flourishing German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in … in Vienna set him in an artistic environment heavily influenced by the music of Brahms, Hanslik and Wagner. He …
Nahum Nardi
… on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite … Na'ama (1931-1989), and they began a joint concert tour of Jewish communities in Poland, Germany, Latvia, Belgium, … Persia, Bukhara and the Sephardic community, had a unique influence on Nardi's musical development. During their work …
Sholom Secunda
… year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied composition privately. Bloch had a profound influence on Secunda, who continued throughout his life to … work of that season was 'Mayn yidishe maydle' (My Jewish Girl). That same year, William Rolland opened a …