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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 …