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Salamone Rossi
… Though much ink has been spilled reviewing the vast musical contribution of Jewish-Italian composer Salamone de … as the leader of an ensemble comprised mostly of Jewish musicians. While his first two works are dedicated to Duke … synagogue service, representing a significant break from traditional monophonic melodies for liturgy and the reading …
Aron Marko Rothmüller
… Indiana University. Rothmüller composed chamber and choral music, many based on traditional Sephardic and Ashkenazi songs as well as … (i.e. modern Hebrew) songs. As an author he published The Music of the Jew s: An Historical Appreciation (1953 and …
Yael Shai
… of the doctoral thesis: the processes of change in the traditional musical repertoire of the wedding among the Jews of Khaban, … 2001 Dr. Yael Shai was appointed as the chief supervisor of music education at the Ministry of Education. Full biography …
Amnon Shiloah
… of Aliyat Hano’ar in northern Israel where he started his musical studies. In 1947 he enrolled at the Hebrew … as well as Bible, graduating in 1951. He continued his music studies at the Jerusalem Music Academy, majoring in … as a leading authority on Arabic music theory and Jewish traditional music. Shiloah’s list of publications includes …
Simha Arom
… A French-Israeli ethnomusicologist who is recognized as a world expert on the music of central Africa, especially that of the Central … the Central African Republic. He became fascinated by the traditional music of this country, especially the vocal …