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Egon Ledeč
… of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber ensemble in Terezín, known as the “Doctor’s Quartet” …
Pavel Haas
… in his father's business until 1935, when he began teaching music theory, and later music. Haas began composing while … choral and vocal works, incidental music, orchestral and chamber music, and an opera. Haas' pieces influenced by … music, and Jazz. [2] Pavel Haas died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz in 1944. Sources: Grove Music Online; …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … he completed works for orchestra, chorus, and piano, chamber music, and songs. He also composed incidental music … No, Yankee, No. He also continued to compose symphonic and chamber works, and began to dabble in film music writing. …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … to his earlier Israeli folksongs. He proceeded to compose chamber music, symphonies, cantatas, and an oratorio. His … … Israeli … Composer … Conductor … Art Song … Orchestral … Chamber … Music … Cantatas … Oratorio … Joel Walbe …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 works—including over 100 Lieder and vocal, chamber and symphonic works. His conservative German, post … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …
Haim (Heinz) Alexander
… of the first generation, but indeed he acquired formative musical education in Jerusalem, notably with Irma and Stefan … in his lively six Israeli Dances (1950), and after the “musical shock” (his own term) he received in Darmstadt … and Songs of Love and Expectation (voice and piano or chamber orchestra, 1984). … Israeli composer, pianist and …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, … Later, Amiran moved to Tel Aviv where he taught music at various schools and seminaries. He ended this work … celebrations, and works for piano, orchestra, voice, and chamber ensembles. A collection of 61 recordings of Emanuel …
Tzvi Avni
… as the chair of Israel Composers’ League and ISCM World Music Days (Israel, 1980). Studying with Ehrlich, Ben-Haim … since that time is his avant garde Meditations on Drama (chamber orchestra, 1965) where he used tone clusters and … His major works include some 15 orchestral works, 10 chamber music pieces, and over 25 choral and vocal works, in …
Manahem Avidom
… 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ … 100 pieces, including ten symphonies, two cantatas and chamber music. One of several prominent composers who wrote …
Herman Berlinski
… including liturgical as well as non-liturgical works (chamber, organ and vocal works). The Herman Berlinsky music collection, which contains writings and compositions … can be found here via the Miliken Archive of Jewish Music. An additional biography can be found here , on the …