… of the maqam , wrote Na‘im Twayna in his series on Iraqi musicians in Al-Anba’ newspaper (June 30, 1978).  It is … at the Iraqi broadcasting station and became the preferred vocalist at the home parties of prime minister Nuri Sa‘id, … in Iraq and Israel, Revisited . … Maqam performer … Vocal music … Iraq … Arabic Music Broadcast Ensemble … …

… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among the first … Schoenberg ’s in  Style and Idea : against nationalism in music that is based on folklore, and (implicitly) supporting German hegemony in music. Tal’s works, mostly atonal and serial, expressionist …

… 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 … works, 10 chamber music pieces, and over 25 choral and vocal works, in addition to solo and electronic music. Among …

… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 works—including over 100 Lieder and vocal, chamber and symphonic works. His conservative German, … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …

… Ukraine . Jassinowsky’s first exposure to Jewish liturgical music was as a choirboy under director Pinhas Minkowski in Kherson . He went on to study music in St. Petersburg where he worked as an assistant … was also a prolific composer of liturgical and Yiddish folk music. His most well known liturgical arrangements include, …

… a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … in about 1914. Lady Eaton, herself a musical enthusiast and vocal performer, was distinctly impressed by the young … programs over his career were typic. To showcase his vocal versatility, he performed operatic arias from a …

… in 2010. This is the third disc in the Contemporary Jewish Music series produced by the Jewish Music Research Centre. It is the product of the initiative … this elaborate long piece, which required an intense vocal effort and adaptations to musical languages he had …

… active on the radio and broadcasted programs about Yiddish music and Synagogue music. As a composer, he wrote 33 scores for Yiddish musical theater, over 500 Yiddish songs, and some scores for …