Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
NAUMBOURG, SAMUEL — (1815–1880), ḥazzan, composer, and writer. Born in Dennelohe, near Ansbach (Bavaria), the descendant of almost ten generations of south German ḥazzanim, Naumbourg received his musical education at Munich and sang there in maier kohn s synagogue… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Samuel Naumbourg — (March 15, 1817, Dennenlohe, Bavaria May 1, 1880, Saint Mandé, near Paris), French composer. After having held the office of chazzan and reader at Besançon and directed the choir of the synagogue at Strasburg, he was called, in 1845, to officiate … Wikipedia
Samuel Naumbourg — (* 15. März 1817 in Dennenlohe; † 1. Mai 1880 in Saint Mandé) war ein französischer Kantor und Komponist liturgisch jüdischer Musik. Hauptwerk Semirot Israel (synagogales Gesangwerk mit Beiträgen von Meyerbeer und Halévy, 1847) Literatur Salomon… … Deutsch Wikipedia
MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jüdische Literatur — Jüdische Literatur, im weitern Sinne das gesamte Schrifttum der Juden vom Abschluß der Bibel bis zur Gegenwart. Sie wurzelt in der hebräischen Literatur, deren Pflege und Weiterbildung sie übernimmt. Zu der überkommenen eignen Gelehrsamkeit tritt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHOIRS — A choir is a group of singers who perform together either in unison, or, more usually, in parts. Some choirs are composed of professional singers who are paid for their art, while others are associations of amateurs who come together for social… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Religious Jewish music — This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. For the main article on Jewish music, see Jewish music. This article describes the principal types of religious Jewish music from the days of the… … Wikipedia
SCHEIN (J. H.) — À la fois cantor, poète, compositeur, maître de chapelle, latiniste et pédagogue, Johann Hermann Schein – le deuxième des «trois S» de la musique allemande au XVIIe siècle, à côté de Heinrich Schütz, d’un an son aîné, et de Samuel Scheidt, né en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ḤAZZAN — (pl. Ḥazzanim) (Heb. חַזָּנִים ,חַזָּן), cantor officiating in a synagogue; used in this specific sense since the Middle Ages. History of Role and Function The word frequently occurs in talmudic sources, where it denotes various types of communal … Encyclopedia of Judaism
