Nissan Spivak

Nisn Spivak (widely known as Nisye Beltzer, from Yiddish Belts — Bălţi; 1824 – 1906) was a Jewish cantor and composer.

He was cantor in Bălţi (Beltsy), Bessarabia, and was generally known as ‘Nisn Beltzer’. Later he was cantor at Kishinev (Bessarabia) and from 1877 at Berdyczów (now in Ukraine).

In his childhood he had an accident which damaged his voice but he had an extensive reputation primarily as a composer and choir conductor. It was his vocal handicap that led him to develop original synagogue music in which the choir, instead of being merely an accompaniment or used for responses, was assigned lengthy ensembles - with solos and duets - reducing the role of the cantor. Spivak attracted many students to Berdichev and took his choirs to other centers, including Hasidic courts.

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This biographical article related to music is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: 1824 births 1906 deaths Ukrainian Jews Bessarabian Jews Hazzans Jewish composers and songwriters Ukrainian people stubs Music biography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? George Washington Woodward SACD Look at other dictionaries: Nissan Spivak — (né en 1824, mort en 1906) était un chantre et compositeur juif. Exerçant à Bălţi, en Bessarabie, il était généralement connu comme ‘Nisn Belzer’. Il fut ensuite chantre à Kishinev (dans l actuelle Moldavie) et, à partir de 1877, à Berditchev… …   Wikipédia en Français Spivak — Spivak, meaning singer in Ukrainian, is a surname and may refer to:* Charlie Spivak (1905 or 1907 ndash; 1982), American trumpeter and bandleader * Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak(b. 1942), Indian literary critic and professor at Columbia University * …   Wikipedia SPIVAK, NISSAN — (known as Nissi Belzer ; 1824–1906). Lithuanian cantor and composer. Spivak sang in the choir of Yeruḥam blindman , whose cousin he married, and became cantor in Belz, where he acquired his additional name. Later he was cantor in Kishinev and,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism Belzer (Spivak), Nissan — (1824 1906)    Ukrainian cantor. He was active in Belz, Kishinev and Berdichev. He was a leading h azzan and also wrote liturgical compositions …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography 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 Belz — ( uk. Белз, Polish: Bełz, Yiddish: בעלז), a small town in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river (affluent of the Bug river, called Western Bug) and the Rzeczyca stream.… …   Wikipedia MINKOWSKI, PINCHAS — ( Pinie ; 1859–1924), Russian cantor and composer. He was born in Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine, where his father was the town cantor. Minkowski received his basic training from his father, and joined the choir of Nissan spivak   ( Belzer ) in Kishinev …   Encyclopedia of Judaism List of Ukrainians — This is a partial list of famous or notable Ukrainian people. Academics Biologists/Physicians*Mykola Amosiv *Oleksandr Bohomolets *Tatiana Davydiva *Theodosius Dobzhansky *Katherine Esau *Volodymyr Filativ *Waldemar Haffkine *Dmytro Ivanovski… …   Wikipedia 1906 in music — Events*May 27 Gustav Mahler s Symphony No. 6 is premiered in Essen. *Amelita Galli Curci makes her operatic debut.Published popular music* Abraham Jefferson Washington Lee Harry Von Tilzer * Ain t You Coming Back To Old New Hampshire, Molly? w.… …   Wikipedia List of Galician Jews — This a list of Galician Jews Jews born in Galicia or identifying themselves as GalitzianerReligious figures*Yosef Babad *Josef Samuel Bloch *Martin Buber *Zvi Hirsch Chajes *Elimelech of Lizhensk *Israel ben Eliezer (Baal Shem Tov) *Jacob Frank,… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”