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Moshe Nathanson
… Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to … in a number of projects to promote Jewish and Palestinian folk music. For example, Nathanson was the one of the main … of Jewish Education to teach 'Shirei Eretz Israel' (Israeli folk songs) to Jewish Day Schools and after-school teachers, …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … with music arrived when he joined a mandolin and balalaika folk music band. This restrictive environment, together with … this kind were art songs, as opposed to his earlier Israeli folksongs. He proceeded to compose chamber music, …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 … search for couleur locale , he worked extensively with the folklore singer Bracha Zephira between 1939 and 1947; his … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …
Zalmen Mlotek
… Zalmen Mlotek is an American conductor, pianist, musical arranger, accompanist, composer, and the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF), the longest continuous running Yiddish … He is an internationally recognized authority on Yiddish folk and theater music and a leading figure in the Jewish …
Mark Isakovich Rabinovich
… of the Russian Empire; now Brusilov, Ukraine). He studied music under the guidance of his grandfather, the klezmer … 1937-1938 he was the head of the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR. The ensemble performed on … and Conductor … 0 … Conductor … Violinist … Jewish music … Folk music … Klezmer … Mark Isakovich Rabinovich …
Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … for example, by him being mentioned as a hero in a folktale (no. 5324 at the Israel Folktale Archive, University of Haifa, recorded in 1963 from …
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 … and composer. His compositions include over 600 Hebrew folksongs, incidental music for theater and cinema, music …
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 … in his works such as his first three symphonies, A Folk Symphony (1945-1958), David (1949) and Mediterranean …
Ram Da-Oz
… and lost his eyesight. Afterward he continued to study music, including piano, oboe, theory and composition, and … melodies for his works. He has also written Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of … MI, 1988. … Israeli composer … Israeli … Art Music … Folksong … Haifa … Ram Da-Oz …
Shoshana Damari
… early age. She is considered as one of the greatest Israeli folk singers, and had international recognition as well. Damari worked with several known Israeli musicians among them Moshe Wilensky, Boaz Shar'abi, Matti …