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Jewish Identities and Ideologies in Music
… Jewish Identities and Ideologies in Music Chair: Boaz Tarsi Ruth Davis, Cambridge University … Abraham, otherwise known as Abramo dall’Arpa, appearing in court records from 1542 until his death in 1566; his son … troupe but may also be traced, around 1560, to the Hapsburg court in Vienna; and, in court records from 1566 to 1593, …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music … of a family of cantors and singers associated with Hassidic courts in Poland, most especially with the court of Rabbi Haim Shmuel Horowitz-Szternfeld (1843-1917), …
Gustav Mahler
… German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in 1875 at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna where he studied piano with teacher Julius … lead to an invitation to work as the Director of the Vienna Court Opera, a post that cemented his reputation as one of …
Nahum Nardi
… He was named after his uncle Dudu 'Noyhem,' who was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies at … he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … performing, combining his classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, … composed many secular songs for voice and piano, incidental music, two collections of Hassidic Melodies, and a plethora … Parents I should Join His Choir ,' can be viewed on YouTube courtesy of the Yiddish Book Center. … Cantor & composer … …
Jennie Goldstein
… produced as part of Joel Rubin and Rita Ottens' Jewish Music Series for Wergo. Click here for Goldstein's … biography on the Jewish Women's Archive website. Photo courtesy of the Jewish Women's Archive. … Yiddish theater …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and literature to be a foreign influence. Though … Yiftach-Walbe, Ayala. 'Joel Walbe-Biography.' Picture courtesy of Zemereshet website. … Israeli composer … …
Nissan Spivak
… vocal handicap that led him to develop original synagogue music in which the choir, instead of being merely an … Jacob Beimel . Spivak is considered as a genius in Jewish music, and many of his compositions became famous throughout Eastern Europe and in various Hasidic courts. Especially his compositions for Malchouyot Zikhronot …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work … Nulman) יוסי ספיבק, ושאבתם מים בששון Amiran's picture: courtesy of Zemereshet. (Ofer Ronen). … Israeli composer and …
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain …