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Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work … he departed for London to study at the Trinity College of Music, under Sir Granville Bantock and Alec Rowley. In 1936, …
Tzvi Avni
… as the chair of Israel Composers’ League and ISCM World Music Days (Israel, 1980). Studying with Ehrlich, Ben-Haim … works. He then went to the US for studies of electronic music under Vladimir Ussachewsky. He also studied with … major works include some 15 orchestral works, 10 chamber music pieces, and over 25 choral and vocal works, in …
Joseph Albaradani
Joseph Albarandi lived in Baghdad during the tenth century. Sources suggest that he…
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain … suggests that he was instrumental in bringing the famous musician Ziryab to Cordoba in 822, thus helping to initiate …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose members were known as musicians and especially as harpists, hence the family name. … several resources from dall'Arpa's time, which refer to a musician from Mantua named Abraham. He especially references …
Menahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … pieces, including ten symphonies, two cantatas and chamber music. One of several prominent composers who wrote …
Jacob Bachman
… Ukraine). As a child he studied in a Yeshiva. He began his music studies in Moshe Pasternak’s choir at the local … under Anton Rubinstein, where he studied voice and musicianship. Bachmann developed a dramatic tenor voice and … Rubinstein, who was considered the 'westerner of Russian music,'* Bachmann choose a career in cantorate. He began his …
Simeon Bellison
… Established ensembles which were dedicated to Jewish music both in Russia and in the U.S. Arranged many Jewish … of his instruments are housed in the Jerusalem Academy of Music in Jerusalem. For an autobiographical item, click here … Encyclopedia Judaica , Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman). Biography in print: Belliston, Bona. …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on … Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, where Abraham would hear Hassidic music. Although he was considered an Illui in Talmud, Abraham turned to a music career at a young age; he began by singing in the …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second … opinionated, ideas concerning national identity in Israeli music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Paul Dukas, and … teachers at the Tel-Aviv Conservatory and Academy of Music (1944-1964), and served as a music critic of the …