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Isaac Offenbach
… of synagogue and secular music. The majority of his musical manuscripts are preserved, including twenty folders of cantorial compositions and transcriptions of traditional synagogue melodies. His manuscripts were donated to The Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, and to the …
Edward Stark
… in the early 1860’s. The Stark family settled in the German-Jewish community concentrated in the 'East 50’s' of New York … years with his brothers in the clothing business, pursuing musical activities in his free time. In April of 1884, Stark … Stark was aligned with the South German cantorial style, a tradition he inherited from his father, and from teachers in …
Joseph Shlisky
… the British capital. At the turn of the 20th century, the Jewish community in Toronto grew, synagogues flourished, and … and left it after a short time. He never thought about a musical career until, one day, he was singing at his sewing … may have been folk songs, Shlisky was also known to perform traditional hazzanut songs on the concert stage, including …
Lazare Saminsky
… In 1908 he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During … cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in …
Gideon Klein
… Klein relocated his performances to the private homes of Jewish colleagues and friends. Klein’s commitment to the … in 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as … of varied styles and sources including Moravian folklore, traditional Hebrew melodies, and the work of composers Leos …
Neil Levin
… and academic life to the scholarly study of the music of Jewish experience from historical, musicological, … courses on a diverse array of Jewish and Judaically related musical subjects spanning a broad spectrum of traditions, his particular areas of focus embrace …
Elio Piattelli
… (and beyond) with a choir that sang melodies from the oral traditions of the various rites of the Roman Jewish community as well as original compositions for … from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici …
Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado
… Büyükada , where Aguado became well-known as a kantadera (traditional singer), and her vocal performances were highly … Tikva, where she continued to share her rich Sephardic musical heritage. Berta Aguado made significant … in the National Sound Archive and published by the Jewish Music Research Centre, are invaluable resources for …
Moshe Nathanson
… in Jerusalem in 1899. Until age 10, Nathanson attended a traditional heder (all-boys religious school) in the old … Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). … of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies, …
Joel Walbe
… Ukraine ). As a boy, his education was standard for wealthy Jewish families in Russia. He first studied Torah in the … his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … foreign folklore, while still within the European classical tradition. He adds that one unique characteristic of Walbe's …