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Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… Haikel Janowsky, who would become a central figure in his musical development. Under Janowsky’s influence, he learned … harmony. His teaching would later culminate in his book of musical theory, Torat Hazimrah Haklalit (1902). His other … poems (including Japanese poems). In the last years of his life, Birnbaum tried to establish another newspaper, but the …
Ram Da-Oz
… Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of Haifa , where he still lives today. Sources: …
Jacob Blanes
… Synagogue of Amsterdam see Israel Adler's monograph, Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… an itinerant Eastern European cantor, and maintained this lifestyle throughout nearly all of his career. He is most … throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of his singing, he attained a … Salomon was one of the earliest synagogue cantors whose musical compositions are extant today, and the earliest …
Yitzhak Graziani
… Yitzhak Graziani was born in Russe , Bulgaria . His musical path began in grade-school, as he participated in … Graziani remained strongly associated with throughout his lifetime. From 1950 to 1952 he served his compulsory service … Orchestra, but also proceeded to conduct and direct many musical projects, among them: the Zadikof choir, which he …
Rahamim Amar
… After his release from the police, he began to play other musical instruments, especially plucked string instruments, … which became his main instrument for the rest of his life and also acquired proficiency in the use of Western musical notation. Amar’s career as a performing musician …
Marcus Hast
… Resources The Jewish Encyclopedia offers a review of Hast's life while he was still alive based on contemporary …
Hanoch Jacoby
… and immigrated to Palestine in 1934. Took part in Israel's musical life as a violinist in the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … preferred Iraqi style. He was very important to Baghdadi musical life – headed the Iraqi broadcasting channel ensemble and …
Betty Olivero
… for the Performing Arts (Israel, 2004), the ACUM prize for Life Achievements (Israel, 2004), the Prime Minister's … form, yet is inspired by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material appears in rich, nuanced … tunes and medieval music integrated into a contemporary musical language. Olivero's compositions have been performed …