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Steiger
A term in use in the European Jewish musical tradition to refer to the different modal…
Harry Von Tilzer
Harry Von Tilzer (originally Gumm or Gummblinksy), was born in Detroit in 1872. His…
Ashkenazic and Italian Liturgy
Ashkenazic and Italian Liturgy
Chair: Eliyahu Schleifer
Sharon Bernstein, Cantor…
Bazetsens (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Moshe Wilensky
Moshe Wilensky was born in 1910 in Warsaw, Poland. During World War I, his family…
Yosef Hadar
Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his…
Emanuel Zamir
Emanuel Zamir was a unique figure in the field of Hebrew Folksong (Zemer Ivri). He was…
Salah El Kuweiti
Iraqi composer and violinist, Salah El Kuweiti was born to Iraqi parents in Kuwait…
Salamone Rossi
Though much ink has been spilled reviewing the vast musical contribution of Jewish-…