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Ya'akov Orland

… songs inspired by his youth and homeland, dedicated to a romantic interest in London. Upon his return to Israel, he …

… influences. Achron’s entire oeuvre combines 19th century romantic lyricism and sincerity with a grotesqueness … suites, as well as on vocal works in the tradition of late romantic Lieder. Joining the “Society of Jewish Folk Music,” …

Alexander A. Krein

… Jewish school. Krien also composed a large collection of romances and songs set to the texts of famous Russian and …

Gustav Mahler

… and Wagner. He was inspired by the innovation and the romantic spirit of Wagner’s Operas, and he tried to emulate …

Nahum Nardi

… Yeled Li Nitan which is based on a melody of a Sephardic Romance . And other works, such as: 24 variations for …

Pinhas Jassinowsky

… Pinhas Jassinowsky was born in Romanovka, a small town outside of Kiev , Ukraine . …

Eliezer S. Abinun

… authority on both the liturgical music and the secular Romancero tradition of the Sephardim. While a young man, he …

Jacques Offenbach

… and Franz Liszt. In August of 1844, Offenbach underwent a Roman Catholic conversion and was married to Herminie … international acclaim, particularly in Vienna, where his romantic opera Die Rheinnixen was performed at the Hofoper …

David Zehavi

… grandparents on his father's side immigrated to Israel from Romania in 1877 as part of the first Aliyah. They came to … 1895, Avraham married Rachel, a 19-year-old immigrant from Romania, and worked in the silk factory owned by Baron …