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Albert Weisser
… was drafted into the U.S. Army, and later earned a Purple Heart for wounds received during the Normandy invasion. While … Upon graduating in 1948, he entered the master's program in musicology. Under the guidance of Curt Sachs , he wrote his thesis on 'The Jewish National Music in Russia', which was later published as The Modern …
Efraim Yaakov
… in Yemen. He completed his academic degrees in the Department of History and Philosophy at the Hebrew University, … and especially recruited people on the subject of the music of the Jews of southern Yemen ... '. Sources (in …
Mordechai Yardeni (Motl Sherman)
… yeshiva Mishkan Israel. Later he enrolled in The School of Music and Drama. As a writer, Sherman made his debut writing … newspaper ' Yiddishe Welt' began to publish his musical and theatrical reviews. In February 1930, at the … of Leo Liov (Leo). He also published collections of articles: Interviews mit Yiddish Schreiber (Interviews of …
Akiva Zimmermann
… expert in the field of hazzanut . He published articles in this field on a variety of platforms, issues, … beings. He knew many of Israel's leaders personally, particularly regarding their relationship to Jewish tradition … articles on a variety of topics - from hazzanut and Jewish music to current affairs in politics and society. He also …
Guillaume André Villoteau
… Guillaume André Villoteau was a French Musicologist. He was particularly interested in Arabic music, and specially in Egyptian music. Full biography at …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music … in the Hapoel Hamizrachi movement, a religious socialist party within the Zionist movement. A thorough evaluation of … of Jewish music. Born in Myslowitz, Upper Silesia, then part of the German Empire (now Mysłowice, Poland), Geshuri (a …
Martin Ruhnke
… Martin Ruhnke was a German musicologist. His main areas of research were the music theory of early baroque music, Italian baroque opera … … German musicologist … Musicologist … Baroque … Germany … Martin Ruhnke …
Samuel Naumbourg
… professional hazzanim in his family. He received his formal musical education in Munich where he was recruited to sing … and was subsequently hired as a professor of liturgical music at the Séminaire Israélite. With the support of … Naumbourg went to great lengths to collect all of the parts of Rossi’s score which were scattered amongst several …
Sigmund Schlesinger
… and choirmasters who attempted to create and adapt music to suit the new ritual and format of American Reform … choral organization of Mobile. The society took creditable part in the singing festivals of the North American … Composers and Musicians', in American Jewish Historical Quarterly , Vol. 53, No. 1 (September 1963), 70-75. Milken …
David Nowakowsky
… concerts comprised of his own liturgical and paraliturgical music, with instrumental accompaniment. As a result of this … his work at the Brody Synagogue, Nowakowsky also taught music at several local music schools, later becoming a … the Haskalah Movement, and as such, David Nowakowsky was part of an influential circle of Jewish intellectuals …