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Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… While in Prague , Schul discovered medieval manuscripts of Hebrew chant in Leiben’s synagogue. This discovery sparked … reflects his increasing interest in Jewish themes and Hebrew chant as a source for composition. However, Schul did … while interned in Terezín. For example, Schul composed the song Schicksal (Fate), for alto, flute, viola, and cello to …
Mordekhai Zeira
… who could sing a Hassidic Niggun and sing Russian Zionist songs,' [1] as explained by Zeira when asked about the … movement, which later founded Kibbutz Afikim. His first song, H ultza Kehula for which he wrote both lyrics and … produced many songs that constitute an integral part of the Hebrew folksong . Many of their songs played a documentary …
Pavel Haas
… known pieces, including, Study for Strings (1943) and Four Songs on Chinese Poetry (1944). His list of compositions … by Jewish music include Al S'fod (1942) composed to Hebrew words by David Shim'oni, and Fantasy on a Jewish … on Haas' style: such as the music of Janacek, Moravian folksong, Jewish chant, Medieval Chorale, Western European …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
… prison term. At the age of 15 he began publishing original songs and poetry, including Tates, mames, kinderlekh … start of the Second World War to collecting pre-war Yiddish songs and songs of the Holocaust in order to … Shtiler, shtiler ('Quiet, Quiet'), his best-known poem (in Hebrew known as Ponar ), written in response to the mass …
Neil Levin
… repertoire of synagogue music, cantorial art, Yiddish and Hebrew folksong, the music of modern Israel, and music of American …
Nurit Hirsh
… Hundreds of Nurit Hirsh's songs are inalienable assets of the Hebrew Folk Song ('Zemer Ivri'). She composed more than one thousand …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… direction of Dr. Michael Naida. His popular compositions, songs, film and video scores, signature tunes, and … work include the international mega hit 'Tzena Tzena' with Hebrew words by Yehiel Hagiz, and English words by Gordon … telecast Golden Gates of Joy Oratorio , and the Cantata Song of Esther with lyrics and libretto by Abraham Soltes, …
Moshe Wilensky
… attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's … Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first introduced to Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician … record company, selected Wilensky to arrange 30 popular songs of the time, sung by Yosef Goland. These became …
Elio Piattelli
… Politeama Theater of Palermo, Sicily. He taught courses in Hebrew liturgical chant in Italy (Rome, Palestrina, Turin, … above all to allow young cantors to learn those traditional songs and thus enhance the cultural, liturgical and musical … communities. He transliterated the Hebrew texts of the songs in Latin characters with a very simple method that …
Nahum Heiman
… partner says about his friend (in the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche sings in the ears of thousands of Israeli singing fans. The Israeli folk song (Zemer Ivri) is the soul of our life in this country. … Heiman has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan …