David, Samuel
DAVID, SAMUEL
DAVID, SAMUEL (1836–1895), composer. David studied with *Halévy and obtained the Rome Prize for his cantata Jephté (1858). From 1872 until his death, he was musical director of the synagogues in Paris. Among his works are the operas Absalon and I Macabei, operettas, cantatas (Le Génie de la terre, 1859), symphonies, and synagogal works. For the synagogues of Paris, David published a collection of religious music entitled Po'al ḥayey adam: musique religieuse ancienne et moderne en usage dans les Temples consistoriaux israélites de Paris (1895).
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