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Moshe Wilensky
… attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician Yitzhak Edel, who greatly influenced Wilensky's …
Elio Piattelli
… from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici … Politeama Theater of Palermo, Sicily. He taught courses in Hebrew liturgical chant in Italy (Rome, Palestrina, Turin, … is a first attempt to locate, catalog and analyze his musical compositions and other of his scholarly interests …
Nahum Heiman
… Heiman has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … says that the families of Heiman, Asaf and Yedoton were the musicians of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman …
Ehud Manor
… and television, he has presented to the public works of Hebrew songs for generations. Ehud Manor, a member of 'Kol … First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … songs he sang in youth movements he listened to American music on records he received from his uncle from the USA, so …
Uzi Hitman
… to Hitman, his father had a great influence on his musical path, and he used to play recordings of his father's … whenever he had visitors. In addition to the cantorial music played in his childhood home, Hitman’s parents … Israel) for his lifetime achievement as a composer in the "Hebrew song" genre, as many of his songs became an integral …
Leon Blank
… to a busy performing schedule, Blank helped to found the Hebrew Actors Union in 1899. During the 1920’s Blank …
Moshe Nathanson
… Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). … of Jerusalem,” a weekly WMCA radio program to promote Hebrew culture and song. The first broadcast was released a …
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 … Singing of Israel and its Sources: a Contribution to Hebrew Musicology) , which was published as a book in 1975. …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 … for audiences. Among his significant works are early Hebrew Lieder, such as Akara , written in a tonal style and … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… of Lodz, Poland. His father was Tsvi-Hirsh Zylbercweig, a Hebrew and Yiddish writer. As a young boy, Zalman moved to … when he became involved in the management of a Yiddish and Hebrew theater troupe. It was during this time that … articles, adaptations of novels, and reviews of books, music, and Yiddish theater. In 1922, Zylbercweig began to …