Composers
Louis Lewandowski
3.04.1821 - 4.02.1894
Country: | Poland |
Period: | Romantique |
Biography
Louis Lewandowski (April 23, 1821 – February 4, 1894) was a Polish-Jewish and German-Jewish composer of synagogal music.
He contributed greatly to the liturgy of the Synagogue Service. His most famous works were composed during his tenure as musical director at the Neue Synagoge in Berlin and his melodies form a substantial part of synagogue services around the world today.