Creator Bio
Abraham Baer
1834–1894
Born in Filehne, Prussia (now Wielen, Poland), Abraham Baer worked as a teacher and cantor in various communities in the Prussian province of Posen, eventually settling in Gothenburg, Sweden. Baer became the city’s chief cantor in 1860, thereafter publishing works for choir and organ. His collection Baal T’fillah remained the principal repertoire for generations of European cantors, compiling the yearly synagogue liturgy arranged according to various rites.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Baal T’fillah: Oder, Der practische Vorbeter (Prayer Leader: Or The Practical Litanist)
The first edition of Baal T’fillah was published in 1871. A compendium of over 1,500 Jewish traditional melodies, according to the traditions of German, Polish, and Portuguese (Sephardic) Jews, the…
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Music and Opera in Jewish Culture, 1750–1880
One of the most striking changes in European Jewish culture toward the later eighteenth century was marked by the entry of Jews into art music, opera houses, and the stage.