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BRAUN Origin of surname

BRAUN

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a physical characteristic.

Braun is the German equivalent of Brown. As a nickname, it often referred to the brown eyes, hair or beard of its bearer. As a family name, the term is found in a variety of spellings and translations.

Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Braun include the Austrian-born German writer, socialist politician and journalist, Heinrich Braun (1854-1927), member of the German Reichstag in 1903-1904; and the Hungarian journalist and publisher, Alexander Braun (1866-1920).

Yehezkel Braun (1922-2014), composer, born in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He came to Eretz Israel at the age of two and was brought up in close contact with Jewish and East Mediterranean traditional music. Braun graduated the Israel Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, where he studied with Alexander U. Boskovich, among others, and holds a master’s degree in Classical Studies from Tel Aviv University. In 1975 he studied Gregorian chant with Dom Jean Claire at the Benedictine monastery of Solesmes, France. Braun taught at the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, and was its director between 1979-1981. His main academic interests are traditional Jewish melodies and Gregorian chant and he lectured on these and other subjects at universities and congresses in Israel and abroad.
Braun’s works clearly reflect the influence of his personal background. He composed choral music with instruments (FESTIVE HORNS, 1977, SONGS AND BALLADS BY H.N.BIALIK, 1984, KING DAVID’S LYRE, 1990) and a cappella (SHARKIYA, 1967, CANTICI CANTICORUM III, 1973, HE WILL PROCLAIM FREEDOM, 1978, EARLY MORNING MISTS, 1989), songs (THE LOVE OF THERESE DU MEUN, 1962), orchestral works (PSALM, 1959, CONCERTO for clarinet and chamber orchestra, 1987, CONCERTO for harp and orchestra, 1991), and chamber music (SONATA for piano, 1957, PIANO TRIO, 1988). Among Braun’s writings are Studies in the Jerusalem Sephardic Melos (1984), Le chant du Pentateuque dans la synagogue et la modalite archaique gregorienne (1985) and Aspects of Melody (1992). 

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BRAUN Origin of surname
BRAUN

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a physical characteristic.

Braun is the German equivalent of Brown. As a nickname, it often referred to the brown eyes, hair or beard of its bearer. As a family name, the term is found in a variety of spellings and translations.

Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Braun include the Austrian-born German writer, socialist politician and journalist, Heinrich Braun (1854-1927), member of the German Reichstag in 1903-1904; and the Hungarian journalist and publisher, Alexander Braun (1866-1920).
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Yehezkel Braun

Yehezkel Braun (1922-2014), composer, born in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He came to Eretz Israel at the age of two and was brought up in close contact with Jewish and East Mediterranean traditional music. Braun graduated the Israel Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, where he studied with Alexander U. Boskovich, among others, and holds a master’s degree in Classical Studies from Tel Aviv University. In 1975 he studied Gregorian chant with Dom Jean Claire at the Benedictine monastery of Solesmes, France. Braun taught at the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, and was its director between 1979-1981. His main academic interests are traditional Jewish melodies and Gregorian chant and he lectured on these and other subjects at universities and congresses in Israel and abroad.
Braun’s works clearly reflect the influence of his personal background. He composed choral music with instruments (FESTIVE HORNS, 1977, SONGS AND BALLADS BY H.N.BIALIK, 1984, KING DAVID’S LYRE, 1990) and a cappella (SHARKIYA, 1967, CANTICI CANTICORUM III, 1973, HE WILL PROCLAIM FREEDOM, 1978, EARLY MORNING MISTS, 1989), songs (THE LOVE OF THERESE DU MEUN, 1962), orchestral works (PSALM, 1959, CONCERTO for clarinet and chamber orchestra, 1987, CONCERTO for harp and orchestra, 1991), and chamber music (SONATA for piano, 1957, PIANO TRIO, 1988). Among Braun’s writings are Studies in the Jerusalem Sephardic Melos (1984), Le chant du Pentateuque dans la synagogue et la modalite archaique gregorienne (1985) and Aspects of Melody (1992).