… an American-Jewish composer, known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American … and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music.   Biographies: Rodgers, Richard.  Musical Stages: An … is available here.   … Jewish American musical theater & film score composer … Composers … 0 … American … Hollywood … …

… out to God with his personal brand of rap influenced music. He now must choose between the traditional world of … Zand 20min., English Source: AFI Worldwide Premiere: Jewish Film Festival Jerusalem, Dec. 2007 Nosson Zand has performed …

… and received a master's degree from the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1937 he emigrated with his family to the United … Army and Fought in Europe. After the war, he directed the musical education program for the allied forces in the … Later, as a composer, he collaborated with the UN Film Department. In the 1950s and 1960s he conducted the …

… as well? These and other questions will be examined in this film through the through the eyes of “The Klezmaniacs” - a group of young, Jewish-American klezmer musicians - traveling to Poland on a self-initiated 'musical … create a true sense of Jewish life in Poland today. View film clip: …

… actress Lotte Lenya. In the US he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of … 100 years after Kurt Weill's birth, young Dessau-born filmmaker Sven Dufer cinematically reconstructs the … Lindenberg. Among the lesser known facts contained in this film is that Weill's parents emigrated in the 40s to …

… Documentary. 85 min. Portraits musical encounter between radical Jewish musicians like John Zorn and traditionalists like Andy … Claudia Heuermann In 2002 Heurmann released another film about John Zorn titled  A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: …

… theory and composition with Rubin Goldmark, continuing his musical education with Goldmark, Victor Wittgenstein and … studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Fontainebleau School of Music in Paris. During his time in Paris, Copland traveled … of uniquely American music. Copland also experimented with film music composition, his biggest acheivement in this …

…   Studied Jewish Studies and Musicology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, … of Jerusalem. Topic of MA thesis: “Aspects of Jewish Musical Thought and Jewish Musicianship as a Reflection of … the databases 'Jewish and Israeli Music in Films', and 'Music in Kabbalistic Writings' on the JMRC web …

… magnificent collection of 78 rpm recordings of Sephardic music is well-known to all those interested in this … interactions characteristic of modern North African Jewish music. The other side of our record contains another … is Nakşi sema’i [makam] Ushak, a reference to the Ottoman music genre and musical mode used by the singers. The song …

… Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born … al-Kabbir was a source of inspiration for the younger musician. He owned the modern-styled coffeehouse Sawwas on … Meir Zaarur, was a watchmaker and jeweler. Although fond of music, he was not pleased to see his son’s early inclination …