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Nurit Hirsh

… Hundreds of Nurit Hirsh's songs are inalienable assets of the Hebrew Folk Song ('Zemer Ivri'). She composed more than one thousand …

… direction of Dr. Michael Naida. His popular compositions, songs, film and video scores, signature tunes, and … work include the international mega hit 'Tzena Tzena' with Hebrew words by Yehiel Hagiz, and English words by Gordon … telecast Golden Gates of Joy Oratorio , and the Cantata Song of Esther with lyrics and libretto by Abraham Soltes, …

Moshe Wilensky

… attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's … Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first introduced to Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician … record company, selected Wilensky to arrange 30 popular songs of the time, sung by Yosef Goland. These became …

Elio Piattelli

… Politeama Theater of Palermo, Sicily. He taught courses in Hebrew liturgical chant in Italy (Rome, Palestrina, Turin, … above all to allow young cantors to learn those traditional songs and thus enhance the cultural, liturgical and musical … communities. He transliterated the Hebrew texts of the songs in Latin characters with a very simple method that …

Nahum Heiman

… partner says about his friend (in the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche sings in the ears of thousands of Israeli singing fans. The Israeli folk song (Zemer Ivri) is the soul of our life in this country. … Heiman has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan …

Ehud Manor

… in Binyamina and a resident of Tel Aviv, began publishing songs and hymns in 1966. Ehud Manor has created many songs with our best composers and singers. In special … and television, he has presented to the public works of Hebrew songs for generations. Ehud Manor, a member of 'Kol …

Uzi Hitman

… its way into his compositional style. Hitman wrote some songs which became hits in Israel, such as Noladeti … for musicians in the Mizrahi music genre, wrote children's songs and music for various music festivals such as the … Israel) for his lifetime achievement as a composer in the "Hebrew song" genre, as many of his songs became an integral …

Moshe Nathanson

… the director of the choir. Sheldon Feinberg, in his book “A Song Without Words” claims that Idelsohn assigned his … of Jerusalem,” a weekly WMCA radio program to promote Hebrew culture and song. The first broadcast was released a month before …

Joel Walbe

… that Walbe began composing. In 1927 he published his first song, 'Shir Hashtil.' Many of his songs were intended to fit the needs of settling Zionists in … Singing of Israel and its Sources: a Contribution to Hebrew Musicology) , which was published as a book in 1975. …

Paul Ben-Haim

… for audiences. Among his significant works are early Hebrew Lieder, such as Akara , written in a tonal style and … movement, Prayer , is for harp and strings; and the finale, Song of Degrees , features both soloists and a full … His scholar biography by Jehoash Hirshberg (there are Hebrew and English editions) was the first written about an …