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Dudu Barak
… Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 and … of Dudu Barak are Hebrew lyrics written in a variety of musical styles. He writes mostly Hebrew lyrics to … my soul and the excess spirit, if it exists, in me.' … "Israeli folk song" lyricist … Dudu Barak …
Naomi Shemer
… was a prolific singer and composer who built a unified Israeli cultural consciousness through her beautiful melodies. Her musical skill was evident in her childhood, and her career … After her army service, she became well known through the musical “ Five-Five, ” essentially an arrangement of her …
Sasha Argov
… half Argov began to study piano with his mother, who was a music teacher. Although Argov dabbled in composition as a young boy, he never studied music or composition formally. As a young adult he worked … of income. In all, Argov composed 1,200 songs for the Israeli military and civilian entertainment troupes …
Julius Chajes
… appointed head of the piano department at the Beit L'viyim Music Academy of Tel Aviv. In 1934, a farewell recital in … Chajes conducted extensive research on ancient Hebrew music. In the wake of this research and due to the local … and became known as one of the foremost composers of modern Israeli music. After moving to the United States in …
Emanuel Zamir
… songs, in general, for which he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of … Zamir served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. There he created groups of singers and … sold on records. In this hopeless struggle against foreign music, in 1948, Zamir started broadcasting on all of the …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano … than that is the number of songs that became rooted in Israeli society. A large part of these have become a loved …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were both members of the Israeli Opera under Golinkin, and of the Tel Aviv Choir … Emanuel Amiran-Pugatchov brought Hadar to the College for Music Educators (Midrasha Lemichanchim Lemusica), which was …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… composer;' in Christian Science Monitor as, 'a leading Israeli educator and composer;' in Variety, 'as one of the … by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … established he was named the National Deputy Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. He …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first introduced to Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician Yitzhak Edel, who greatly influenced Wilensky's …
Elio Piattelli
… from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici … is a first attempt to locate, catalog and analyze his musical compositions and other of his scholarly interests … Rome 1986; • Canti liturgici di rito spagnolo del Tempio Israelitico di Firenze (Liturgical Chants of the Sephardic …