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Uzi Hitman
… to Hitman, his father had a great influence on his musical path, and he used to play recordings of his father's … whenever he had visitors. In addition to the cantorial music played in his childhood home, Hitman’s parents … such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, as well as popular European singers of the 50s and 60s such as Enrico …
Joseph Roman Cycowski
… Cycowski was a singer of opera and popular music in Europe, and a cantor in the United States. Cycowski … to Germany in 1921 to become an opera singer and joined the popular vocal sextet, the Comedian Harmonists in 1927. He …
Sigmund Mogulesko
… Bucharest, Rumania in order to study at the Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies at the Conservatory, … Mogulesko by Goldfaden, which later became one of the most popular roles in Yiddish theater. In 1880 Mogulesko formed a … presentation of Siberia (1892). Mogulesko also wrote the music for M.H. Hurwitz' The Sacrifice and for Jacob …
Josef Bonime
… Vitaphone talkies such as Mischa Elman (1926), and arranged music for film short subjects. In 1933, Bonime joined the faculty of the Julliard School of Music. Beginning in 1925, Bonime worked as a composer and … also worked for many years as the musical director for the popular radio program 'Death Valley Days.' … Composer, …
Moshe Nathanson
… was in fact responsible for the lyrics that have become so popular today. In 1922, Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). …
Harry Von Tilzer
… Gummblinksy), was born in Detroit in 1872. His passion for music became evident at an early age, and at fourteen he … to Do When the Rent Comes Round.' These songs were made popular by many up-and-coming vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley … Fields produced the song, 'On a Sunday Afternoon' for their popular variety show. Tilzer's song writing bridged many …
Jerome Kern
… nine children, of which only three survived. Kern began his musical career under the tutelage of his mother, who was a … Kern enrolled at the Normal College in New York to study music education. He also attended classes at the New York … company. In the coming years, Kern wrote music for several popular shows including Sweet Adeline (1929), The Cat and …
Richard Rodgers
… an American-Jewish composer, known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American … and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Biographies: Rodgers, Richard. Musical … … 0 … American … Hollywood … Theater music … Composer … Popular music … Richard Rodgers …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps, Marc Lavry), he wrote over 250 … (tinted with local orientalism) had always been both popular and representative of other Israeli composers. In … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … booklet ' Shirim Hadashim ' ('New Songs'), which was very popular and was followed by more songs booklets. In 1871 … ('The Hook Plough') for them, the latter becoming his most popular song both in the Yiddish and Hebrew versions. Its …