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Reuben Rinder
… he moved to the United States and pursued his study of Jewish liturgical music. In 1910, Rinder held a cantorial … Rinder was influential in shaping 20th-century Jewish musical culture. Through insights from the Rinder papers … of the San Francisco Jewish community and its philanthropic tradition. The confluence of these factors enabled Rinder to …
Ram Da-Oz
… techniques of atonality and free tonality in addition to traditional styles, using some Sephardic melodies for his … Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of Haifa , where he still lives today. Sources: …
Jacob Blanes
… Synagogue of Amsterdam see Israel Adler's monograph, Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century . … …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… all of his career. He is most closely associated with the Jewish community of Dubno (today in western Ukraine), but … throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of his singing, he attained a … acclaimed exponent of Jewish Eastern European culture and tradition. Christians as well as Jews responded to the …
Israel Goldfarb
… to New York in 1893. Although he had a pleasant voice and musical talent, his brother, Samuel Eliezer Goldfarb was … in music, Israel went to study for the rabbinate at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA). As a … two styles of Jewish music: the Eastern European musical tradition, associated with Orthodox Judaism; and the Western …
Ami Maayani
… Tel-Aviv, 1936 d. 2019) had always emphasized the use of Jewish folk traditions, both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements … before his music studies, and after completing his musical education, he studied philosophy. He chaired the …
Rahamim Amar
… his release from the army, he began to specialize in other musical instruments. He especially loved plucked string … at events and celebrations until his last days. During his musical career, Rahamim Amar composed about 300 songs, … one of the greatest composers of the Spanish-Jerusalem tradition in the 20th century … Rahamim Amar …
Tzipora Jochsberger
… and Dance. Moved to the US in 1952, and received a PhD in Jewish Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972. … video series 'A People and its Music' about various Jewish musical traditions. Dr. Jochsberger was a true friend of the JMRC …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … in Israel. As part of a growing interest in Arab and Jewish-Arab music in Israel, an album of Daoud and Salah … Maqam Rast for Orchestra (Innovative version of traditional Iraqi maqam performed by orchestra without …
Betty Olivero
… given annually only to six composers. In Olivero's works, traditional and ethnic music materials are processed using … contemporary compositional form, yet is inspired by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material appears in rich, nuanced …