Abraham Caceres
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Abraham de Caceres or Casseres (fl.
1740) was a Portuguese-Dutch Jewish composer of the late baroque period
Caceres is primarily known as the composer-in-residence to the Amsterdam
Sephardic community during the 1740s. He preceded and for a time worked alongside the Gentile Christian Joseph Lidarti who was commissioned to compose Esther in Hebrew.
He set to music the poems of Moses Hayyim Luzzatto
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Floruit
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1740) was a Portuguese-Dutch Jewish composer of the late baroque period
Caceres is primarily known as the composer-in-residence to the Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
Sephardic community during the 1740s. He preceded and for a time worked alongside the Gentile Christian Joseph Lidarti who was commissioned to compose Esther in Hebrew.
He set to music the poems of Moses Hayyim Luzzatto
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto , also known by the Hebrew acronym RaMCHaL , was a prominent Italian Jewish rabbi, kabbalist, and philosopher.-Padua:Born in Padua at night, he received classical Jewish and Italian educations, showing a...
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