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Mordekhai Zeira
… through his sister's playing. He was also exposed to Jewish melodies, while accompanying his father to the synagogue. He … many songs that constitute an integral part of the Hebrew folksong . Many of their songs played a documentary role in … of time and have become national cultural assets. They are folksongs of the same kind as those of nations that did not …
Yosef Hadar
… he won an achievement award for his contribution to Israeli folk song as a composer and as a musical educator. The award was granted to him by the Center for Israeli Folk Music at Bar Ilan University division of culture, by … and has even entered the repertoire of liturgical prayer melodies. Many synagogues use the melody to sing the …
Ehud Manor
… was a member of the working youth movement and he danced folk dances. He was 15 when his father died. Along with the … in the Southern Command band, who wrote more complex melodies than Hirsch's. Manor told about the meeting with … the piano and started playing them. He played two or three melodies and I just suddenly felt that I had to write words …
Moshe Nathanson
… the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies, Zamru Lo (4 vols.), which is still widely used in … in a number of projects to promote Jewish and Palestinian folk music. For example, Nathanson was the one of the main … of Jewish Education to teach 'Shirei Eretz Israel' (Israeli folk songs) to Jewish Day Schools and after-school teachers, …
Paul Ben-Haim
… search for couleur locale , he worked extensively with the folklore singer Bracha Zephira between 1939 and 1947; his … His Symphony No. 2 (1945), like the first one, was based on melodies he had arranged for Zephira. Both works won the …
Haim Effendi
… the setting of original texts in Judeo-Spanish to extant melodies of well-known songs in Turkish and perhaps Arabic … for example, by him being mentioned as a hero in a folktale (no. 5324 at the Israel Folktale Archive, University of Haifa, recorded in 1963 from …
Ram Da-Oz
… in addition to traditional styles, using some Sephardic melodies for his works. He has also written Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of … MI, 1988. … Israeli composer … Israeli … Art Music … Folksong … Haifa … Ram Da-Oz …
Tsippi Fleischer
… synthesis. She has incorporated in her works far more Arab melodies, textures and rhythms than most Israeli composers, … world music. Amalgamated with influences of Israeli folk and popular song, which she has been researching for …
Betty Olivero
… western contemporary compositional techniques; traditional melodies and texts undergo processes of development, … Ricordi , Plane, IMI , Beit Hatefutsoth , and Folkways records companies. Between 2004-2008 Olivero was … by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material appears in rich, nuanced arrangements, or is …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… Jews: 'He committed himself to his expertise, gathering the folk eastern melodies, which included almost forgotten ancient Romances. … that he had great influence on the formation of the Hebrew folksong (zemer ivri) during its formation. This …