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Joseph Achron
… began violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory … Krein, and Moses Michail Milner , he founded the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Achron's association with these … Concerto for Piano solo, op. 74), piano compositions for children, more than twenty songs, choral works, etc. …
Yedidyah Admon
… in 1894. He emigrated to Palestine in 1906 and received his formal education at the Teacher's Seminary in Jerusalem … in the field of Israeli song and served as an inspiration for the generation of composers that followed him. His … choral arrangements, instrumental works and music for children. … 44130 … Israeli composer and singer … Yedidiah …
Nahum Nardi
… in 1922. Following his graduation, Nardi began performing across Europe, playing classical repertoire in his … In 1923 he immigrated to Palestine and continued performing, combining his classical repertoire with folk music, … interview with the composer. Three hundred of these are children's songs, and eighty are set to Hayim Nachman …
Sholom Secunda
… parents Abraham and Anna Secunda. He was the sixth of nine children born to the Secunda family. In 1896 the Secunda’s … to settle in America and he slowly laid the groundwork for his family’s immigration. That same year, Sholom was recruited by Cantor Bezalel Brown to sing for the Synagogue choir, the largest and wealthiest …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… and Hamin (a slow cooked stew that is the staple meal for Shabbat) to be cooked in the Mizrahi oven. From an early … “taligas,” or prayer shawl pouches, and ornamented curtains for the ark in the Synagogue. Asher was married at a young … culture, and within a year was able to bring his wife and children. In Tunisia he taught piyyutim and Jerusalemite …
Isaac Offenbach
… surname. In 1802, he settled in Duetz where he worked for many years as a saloon musician. Offenbach moved to … and later as a local hazzan. He retained his post as hazzan for nearly twenty-five years until his death in 1850. Isaac Offenbach was Father to ten children, among them the famous composer Jacques Offenbach . …
David Zehavi
… kibbutz Na'an (1930). He was a member of the kibbutz for about fifty years, until the day he died. He changed his … his musical output. In 1961, he won the Yosef Alkoni Prize for Hebrew Singing for: melodies for choir, children's songs, and folk songs. In his later years, he …
Dudu Barak
… Yisrael Yafa.' This expression originates from the morning formations at Barak's school, Arlozorov. In the formation next to Barak stood a boy who had this expression … Pizmon is not a Pizmon. I wrote nine poetry books, three children books, and one book of Pizmonim (the last is the …
Edward Stark
… to officiate at Congregation Adat Israel . Edward worked for 20 years with his brothers in the clothing business, … Stark married Rose Weinberger, and together they had four children. Stark was active in many associations, including … an amateur singing group. He composed several operettas for the group, such as “ Germania , oder Traumbild eines …
Hans Krása
… bought him a genuine Amati violin and arranged lessons for him with the concertmaster of the German opera house in … wealth and social connections to arrange professional performances of some of Hans’ earliest compositions. When Hans … Krása’s most important musical contribution by far was his children’s opera Brundibár , which he composed in 1938 and …