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Simha Arom
… His books include African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology (1991). In the 1960s, … the liturgical music traditions of Ethiopian Jews and the musical heritage of the Jews of Djerba. Arom has been a …
James Loeffler
… Ph.D. Columbia University, (2006), Dissertation: 'The Most Musical Nation: Jews, Culture and Nationalism in the Late …
Samuel Adler
… Massachusetts. There the young Samuel Adler displayed his musical talents at an early age. He became his father’s …
Max Brod
… Seter Online biography of Brod with special emphasis on his musical activities, can be found here . Published Biography: …
Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… at last performed as a soloist. His father encouraged his musical interests, making him memorize the weekly Parasha. … in 'Tzeirei Paras' synagogue. In addition to these early musical experiences, Melamed sang as a child in the choirs …
Joseph Dorfman
… and later studied Musicology and Composition at the Gnessin Musical Institute in Moscow (1967-1971), receiving his PhD … cantatas and oratorios. Dorfman researched the Jewish musical tradition of Eastern Europe, focusing on the work of …
Marsha Bryan Edelman
… an organization with whom she has worked in various musical and administrative capacities for more than …
Judith Kaplan Eisenstein
… Ira Eisenstein, a close associate of R. Kaplan, Judith's musical activities were intimately connected to this modern …
Nikolai Kaufman
… of Kaufman’s contributions to the study of Jewish musical traditions is a desideratum because many of his materials (recordings and musical notations) are still unpublished. Kaufman was born … held in Jerusalem. He delivered a lecture on the Sephardic musical traditions whose content heralded his later articled …
Eric Mandell
… Mandell passed away in Philadelphia on February 6, 1988. Musically gifted since his youth, he trained under prominent …