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Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… solfege and sight singing. He participated in many local synagogue choirs, studying under notable hazzanim such as … cantorial career, serving as the hazzan of the Vinitsa Synagogue. During this time, Weisser was able to develop his … In 1923, he was appointed hazzan of the Allen Street Synagogue, and afterward officiated at a long string of …
Yeruham Blindman
… By 1834 he was touring extensively as a cantor for Synagogues throughout Poland and the Ukraine. He became … Cantorate … Improvisation … Liturgy … Ashkenazi cantorate … Synagogue music … Yeruham Blindman …
Nissan Blumenthal
… at the age of 21 held his first cantorial post at the local Synagogue. In 1841 he was appointed cheif hazzan at the Brody Synagogue in Odessa, a position he held until his death in … to propel the use of choir music and performance in the Synagogue. Though very few of Blumenthal’s arrangements were …
Michele Bolaffi
… 19th century. His tenure as musical director of the Great Synagogue of Livorno can be considered a turning point in … of choral and instrumental music for use in the Italian synagogue. Bolaffi held international prestige: he served as … if Louis XVIII as a church musician in France. Many of his synagogue compositions are preserved in two related …
Mordekhai Hershman
… From an early age Hershman was a child singer in several synagogue choirs accompanying distinguished cantors. … was offered the important position as hazzan of the Great Synagogue of Vilnus (Lithuania) at the young age of 25. … the war, Hershman toured Russia and Europe, performing at synagogues and as a soloist with local orchestras. In 1920, …
Jacob Beimel
… he published a few of his own compositions and adaptations (synagogue music, folk songs, and Hassidic melodies). … …
Israel Meyer Japhet
… began working as choir master and teacher at the Orthodox Synagogue in Frankfurt , where he remained until his death … a large body of Jewish liturgical music for use in his Synagogue. His arrangements were melodically and … Jeschurun (1922), a three-volume collection of over 100 synagogue melodies for cantor and choir, covering the …
Pinhas Jassinowsky
… where he worked as an assistant choirmaster at a local Synagogue. He immigrated to the United States in 1917, and began touring extensively, performing in Synagogues and giving public concerts. Jassinowsky was also …
Alter Yehiel Karniol
… Hungary, where he began officiating in a number of local synagogues. He left Hungary for a short while to work at the Ohab Zedek Synagogue in New York , returning to Russia to take a position of chief hazzan at the Great Synagogue in Odessa in 1889. With the onslaught of pogroms …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… city walls and built a new home across from the Sephardic Synagogue in the newly established neighborhood of … shawl pouches, and ornamented curtains for the ark in the Synagogue. Asher was married at a young age to Rachel, a … the career. In 1926, he was invited to perform at the great Synagogue Eliyahu Ha’Navi in Alexandria , Egypt . In awe of …