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Mikhail Gnesin
… born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical education with Cantor Gerovitz and pianist Oscar … base for his works. Gnesin commented on his use of Jewish musical idioms, “Elements of Jewish music captured my … books on composition, and a study of Rimsky-Korsakov’s life and work. … Russian composer, teacher & writer … Jewish …
Mordekhai Hershman
… the porous line separating secular from the religious musical practices led by great cantors of the time such as … Isaiah (2:1-4) and the uniquely expressive through-composed musical score (8:30 minutes long, published in New York by … following video clip includes many visuals of Hershman’s life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF_qcsZXuZQ Online …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… scholar and teacher. After the first few years of Asher’s life, his family moved outside the old city walls and built … community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … Moshe, Mizrahi became a highly respected figure in the musical life of Jerusalem , writing songs in Ladino, …
Jacques Offenbach
… , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to … Julius (age nineteen) to Paris to continue their formal musical education and to search for employment. Jacques was … experienced renewed success in the last years of his life with the debut of Madame Favart (1878) in London and …
Jan Peerce
… Theatre Opera. Peerce was also involved in NYC Jewish musical life, making regular appearances as a guest cantor in local …
Eitan Avitzur
… Born in Jerusalem, 1941. Avitzur started his musical career as a conductor of high school ensembles and … orchestra has achieved a very important role in Israel's musical life, performing educational youth concerts, world premiers …
Dudu Barak
… most of my known songs). These deal with every aspect of life, from love and hate to the holocaust.' Another aspect … of Dudu Barak are Hebrew lyrics written in a variety of musical styles. He writes mostly Hebrew lyrics to …
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
… A prolific composer who published both liturgical works and musical settings for Hebrew and Yiddish songs. Published … melodies (1927). Two comprehensive biographies covering the life and works of Abraham Moshe Bernstein can be found here …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … continued in the early years of the war and of ghetto life, and new forms of musical and theatrical expression were adapted to the harsh …
Lazare Saminsky
… cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in … in the U.S. He settled in New York in 1924, and became the musical director of the reform congregation of Temple Emanu-El, where he worked until the end of his life. In this office, he played a crucial role in the …