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Joseph Albaradani
Joseph Albarandi lived in Baghdad during the tenth century. Sources suggest that he…
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain … USA, 2007. 679. 22 vols. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . An article by Amnon Shiloah with a reference to Al-Mansur …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose … member of the Mantuan Jewish community. In 1542 he participated in a dramatic production at the Mantuan court, playing the part of Pan. He appears to have served the court under Duke …
Menahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … Association), and The Public Council for Culture and Art. A prolific composer and known public figure (also … who wrote arrangements for the unique Jewish-Yemenite artist and singer, Bracha Zefira, and based many of their …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on … his first piece (Al Neharot Bavel), and began publishing articles in “Hazfira” magazine. In 1891, Birnbaum returned … of establishing a cantors’ union in Poland; publishing articles on Jewish music in 'Hazfirah' and 'Haolam' …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second … opinionated, ideas concerning national identity in Israeli music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Paul Dukas, and … of the time (contemporary) and place (Eretz Israel, as a part of the Middle East) in a composition. His …
Herman Berlinski
… (chamber, organ and vocal works). The Herman Berlinsky music collection, which contains writings and compositions … can be found here via the Miliken Archive of Jewish Music. An additional biography can be found here , on the …
Gary Bertini
… the Israel Chamber Orchestra (1964-1975) and other Israeli musical establishments. Was an acclaimed conductor in Israel … As a composer, known mostly for his incidental theater music. For an extended biography, courtesy of Gary Bertini's …
Abel Ehrlich
… of composers in various institutions and at the Tel-Aviv music academy since 1964 (1967-1991, at Tel Aviv University). Although he was interested in Mizrahi music, most of his works are atonal or serial. “His musical … in an expanded-modal piece that is considered as a part the Mediterranean style of the 1950s. Since the 1960s, …
Shlomo Carlebach
… Germany. In 1939, he moved to the U.S. where he began his music career. Carlebach is considered by many to be the … to 5,000 songs, and performed all around the world. Short article about the works of Shlomo Carlebach, click here . …