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Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … in one of the most important centers of Sephardi religious music, Edirne, where a local Jewish choir called Maftirim used to perform its ancient repertoire of Ottoman Hebrew music on Sabbath mornings and afternoons at the …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … with the elite of Vilna, and he was encouraged to study Hebrew literature and history. After his second marriage … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Joshua (Osias) Abrass
… Abrass’ nickname) and the Bachmanists. For further reading (Hebrew), see: Minkowski, Pinchas. “Misefer Hayyai.” Reshumot … Encyclopedia Judaica ; Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman); Jewish Encyclopedia. A biography of …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… Due to the fact that his father founded and directed Hebrew schools in both Warsaw and Moscow, Emanuel's … fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work …
Joseph Albaradani
… Hannah. Masoret hashira vehapiyut shel yehudey Baghdad (Hebrew) … Liturgical poet (paytan) and cantor in the Great …
Jacob Bachman
… Ukraine). As a child he studied in a Yeshiva. He began his music studies in Moshe Pasternak’s choir at the local … under Anton Rubinstein, where he studied voice and musicianship. Bachmann developed a dramatic tenor voice and … Abrass’ nickname) and the Bachmanists. It can be found in Hebrew in: Minkowski, Pinchas. “Misefer Hayyai.” Reshumot …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on … Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, where Abraham would hear Hassidic music. Although he was considered an Illui in Talmud, … His other musical activities included: publishing the first Hebrew magazine for music and cantorate issues, Yarhon …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second … opinionated, ideas concerning national identity in Israeli music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Paul Dukas, and … he conceived new ideas concerning the use of rhythms of the Hebrew language. Hirshberg and Shmueli’s book covers …
Abel Ehrlich
… of composers in various institutions and at the Tel-Aviv music academy since 1964 (1967-1991, at Tel Aviv University). Although he was interested in Mizrahi music, most of his works are atonal or serial. “His musical … most salient in his music. Many of his vocal pieces use Hebrew and biblical texts, and some include tunes, themes or …
Davit Civita
… Italian musician. One of the group of Jewish musicians connected with the court of the Gonzagas of … (italian songs) which has the marking, 'Madrigali Ebrei' (Hebrew Madrigals). Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . … Italian …