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Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among the first … the Rubin Music Academy (1948-1952); and the musicology department of the Hebrew University (1965-1970), where he … written over 20 chamber pieces, including three string quartets (1959, 1964, 1976), and over 12 pieces for his …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, who taught him solfege and sight singing. He participated in many local synagogue choirs, studying under … two collections of Hassidic Melodies, and a plethora of articles dealing with Jewish liturgical music and the …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in … the envoys of God, and the prophets.” In an effort on the part of the Italian government to advance racial and national propaganda through the arts, Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s music was banned from the radio …
Mikhail Gnesin
… born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical education with Cantor Gerovitz and pianist Oscar … Conservatory, where he later headed the composition department. Gnesin’s extensive pedagogical experience led to … composition, one which is still utilized today in many parts of the world. Gnesin was also a prolific composer in …
Mordekhai Hershman
… figure are comparable to those showered on the greatest starts of the opera and concert stage, including quotations … El, cantor Ben Zion Miller. It also includes the original article in Yiddish describing the installation of Cantor … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout …
Jacob Beimel
… in the U.S. (New York and Philadelphia). Has written many articles concerning Jewish music. Founded the Journal, Jewish Music , in which he published a few of his own compositions …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … with green eyes, and a pleasing voice that captured one's heart. Unlike other musicians whose dress was sloppy, Ashriko … 1930’s he was accepted as member of the French Union of Artists and Composers. In 1946, Asher Mizrahi released a …
Eliezer S. Abinun
… his training with the congregation in London at the start of his second visit to Britain, in 1936. Three years … continuing their journeys north. Sarajevo thus became part of the heartland of Sephardi Jewry, soon after the first … He was an acknowledged authority on both the liturgical music and the secular Romancero tradition of the Sephardim. …
Jacques Offenbach
… was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical … His opéras bouffes gained international acclaim, particularly in Vienna, where his romantic opera Die … in the last years of his life with the debut of Madame Favart (1878) in London and La fille du tambour-major (1879) …
Moshe Zacuto
… See Edwin Seroussi's article (in Hebrew): The Musical World of Moses Zacuto in Light of his Sacred Poetry . Seroussi's article can also be found here through JSTOR. … Kabbalist …