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Heinrich Schalit
… As a composer, Schalit wrote orchestral, chamber, and piano music, as well as songs. He used Hebrew poetry for some of his compositions, and composed Jewish liturgical music. Sources: Nulman, Macy. 'Schalit, Heinrich.' Concise Encycloedia of Jewish Music ; 'Schalit, Heinrich.' Encyclopaedia Judaica ; Kahn, …
Julius Chajes
… appointed head of the piano department at the Beit L'viyim Music Academy of Tel Aviv. In 1934, a farewell recital in … Chajes conducted extensive research on ancient Hebrew music. In the wake of this research and due to the local musical influences he was exposed to, Chajes transformed his …
Lazare Saminsky
… he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During this period … cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in … in the U.S. He settled in New York in 1924, and became the musical director of the reform congregation of Temple …
Moishe Oysher
… made numerous recordings of both secular and liturgical music, collaborating on several occasions with Yiddish music greats, The Barry Sisters, and Abe Ellstein . Oysher …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … Kurz. That same year, he began a double-degree program in musicology and philosophy at the Karl University. In the … in 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as …
Hans Krása
… spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position … George Szell. Rather than associating with fellow Czech musicians, Krása often preferred to socialize and work in … Game), premiered at the Czech Theater D 35, with incidental music composed by Krása. The German version of the same …
Max Helfman
… a long career arranging both secular and religious Jewish music and was considered to have a gift for writing music that was both singable and emotionally complex, which … years; his influence is most strongly felt on the religious music of Reform Judaism. He was also well known for …
Emanuel Zamir
… songs, in general, for which he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of … sold on records. In this hopeless struggle against foreign music, in 1948, Zamir started broadcasting on all of the … meter, intricate changes, and the determination of this music. A well known example of this is the song Debkat Ha h …
Rafael Schächter
… War I, Schächter moved to Brno, where he began his formal musical studies. He continued his studies at the Prague Conservatory of Music, where he received degrees in composition and … After graduating, Schächter formed a successful Chamber Music Opera, and was a sought after vocal coach. Schächter …
Egon Ledeč
… in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber … Czech … Philharmonic … Terezin … Theresienstadt … Chamber … Music … Egon Ledeč …