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Kurt Weill
… figures of the Broadway stage and began to write musicals that enjoyed tremendous popularity. Weill held the … with individuals who knew him and artists who preformed his compositions. Drew David. ''Der Weg der Verheissung' and the …
Darius Milhaud
… group known as Les Six . He drew inspiration from diverse musical traditions, incorporating jazz, Brazilian rhythms, … Venaissin, reflecting his own heritage in some of his compositions. His vast body of work spans various genres, … . … Composer … French … Jewish composers … Jewish musical tradition … Jazz influence … Darius Milhaud …
Aaron Copland
… Jewish descent. In 1917 he began studying theory and composition with Rubin Goldmark, continuing his musical education with Goldmark, Victor Wittgenstein and … Center in Tangelwood where he served as the head of the composition department for 25 years. During his time in …
Hugo Adler
… in Mannheim, Germany (1921-1939), and studied composition with Ernst Toch. In 1939, he immigrated to the … of the 19th century liturgical music with new and modern musical settings. In 1942 he was awarded first prize by the …
Yizhak Edel
… Like his grandfather, his parents did not approve of Edel's musical life. After a short period in Rovna, Edel, eager to … became more and more attracted to the fields of theory and composition. Under the pressures of the Bolshevik revolution … arts. In 1922, Edel returned to Warsaw and completed his musical studies between 1922-1927. He studied theory and …
Gil Aldema
… Height of Fun'). Afterwards, he studied Conducting and Composition at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, and continued … village, Hadassim. From the 1960's to the 1980's he was a musical editor for the Kol-Yisra'el radio station, and in …
Ernest Bloch
… United States in 1916, and in 1920 was appointed the first Musical Director of the fledgling Cleveland Institute of … The year 1916 also marked a distinct change in Bloch’s compositional style as he turned to Jewish material for … (1933) for baritone, choir and orchestra. Bloch’s post WWII compositions were more varied in style; he focused on …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … with these musicians and composers inspired a change in his compositional style. This shift was best marked by one of …
Emanuel Aguilar
… Grace Aguilar, was born in London in 1824. He received his musical education in Piano Performance and Composition in Frankfurt . Aguilar returned to London in …
Samuel Alman
… Alman was born in Sobolevka, Podolia in 1877. He began his musical education at the conservatory in Odessa and was a … in Kishinev , Alman moved to London where he continued his musical studies at the Royal College of Music. There he focused on opera composition, and debuted his first biblical opera, King Ahaz …