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Isadore Freed
… a post as organist and choirmaster at Temple Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia . In 1944, Freed headed the … 13, 1948 by the Foundation's Opera Department. In the early years of Freed’s tenure at Knesseth Israel he began to experiment with composing music for the …
Emanuel Zamir
… to parents who were among the founders of the colony. At an early age, he was influenced by the songs of composer … (the association of the sheep and goats breeders in Israel, Zamir got acquainted with sheep breeding, a theme … Be'er Basadeh ( see sound examples ). Zamir served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
… labours to researchers and Yiddish cultural activists, his early death has led to his relative anonymity. Kaczerginski … Kaczerginski's publcations at The National Library of Israel website (includings books, songs and scores, …
Nurit Hirsh
… cinema, contemporary music, and electronic music. From an early age, Hirsh would accompany Opera singers. She was the … and in 1978 she won first place with 'Abanibi.' In Israel, her songs 'Ahavata Shel Tereza Di mon,' 'Baderekh … part of the repertoire of dancing groups all across Israel. In many cases the composer of these songs is …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first introduced to Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the … in composition and conducting and, at 22, immigrated to Israel with his family, settling in Tel Aviv. From 1936 to … that "Wilensky is the enduring composer of the land… His early songs and hymns are embedded in Hebrew culture and are …
Nahum Heiman
… 'The name Nahche sings in the ears of thousands of Israeli singing fans. The Israeli folk song (Zemer Ivri) is … when he was seventeen. He took up the accordion due to his nearly paralyzed hand. In time, he recovered from his hand … was Mirdaf , which he wrote to Chava Alberstein in her early years. Heiman was then in his first years and Micha …
Ehud Manor
… Ehud Manor won the Israel Prize in 1998. As part of the reasons for the award, … Hebrew songs for generations. Ehud Manor, a member of 'Kol Yisrael' and 'The First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of … was Weiner. As a student of psychology and English in the early 1960s, he edited radio programs on 'Gal Hakol' and …
Jo Amar
… In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He combined … Amar was a leader of the emerging Mizrahi music scene in Israel, however during the early years of his career authentic Mizrahi music was …
Joel Walbe
… . In 1920, during the Third Aliyah (wave of immigration to Israel), Walbe boarded a ship to Palestine , as part of a … lessons with Birbis, Walbe continued to study with famous Israeli musicians, such as the composer Erich Walter … studies in Vienna , Walbe began composing art music in the early 1940's. His first compositions of this kind were art …
Paul Ben-Haim
… emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the most recognized Israeli composer abroad, at least until the 1970s. A … a career as a conductor of operas in Germany in the early 1930s, which he was forced to forsake following the … His conservative German, post Mahler-Strauss style with early twentieth century French influences (tinted with local …