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Ya'akov Orland
… the Rehavia Hebrew Gymnasium. Orland wrote his first song, "We Sing to You, Homeland and Mother, " in 1930. This … and "Shney Shoshanim " ("Two Roses") also became staples of Israeli music. Beyond songwriting, Orland was a prolific … (Hebrew). … Poet, songwriter, playwright and translator … Israeli poets … Playwright … Israeli song … Translations … …
Yedidyah Admon
… Upon his return to Palestine in 1927 he published his first songs, among them the popular ' Gamal Gamali' (Camel Drivers Song). Admon was a pioneer in the field of Israeli song and served as an inspiration for the generation … 1967 Admon served as the chair and general secretary of the Israeli Society of Composers and Authors (ACUM). His book of …
Marc Lavry
… for the broadcasts. Lavry was also a prolific composer of Israeli art music, with a large corpus of oratorios, chamber and orchestral works, popular songs, and theater music. Perhaps his most well known piece, … which typified the emerging Mediterranean style of early Israeli folk and art musicians, was his symphonic poem Emek …
Nahum Nardi
… classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew songs. In addition to … the play Megilat Esther , which was performed at the Erets-Yisraeli Theater [4] of Gnessin , in 1928, and Bamitbakh by … and other documents, and handed it to the Archive of Israeli Music at Tel Aviv University. In September 2005, the …
Mattityahu Shelem
… Ramat-Yohanan. Shelem worked as a shepherd, and his early songs include shepherd songs and songs for kibbutz … Grove Music Online . Oxford Music Online . … Israeli composer … Composers … Folksongs … Song … Zemer Ivri, Zemer Iveri … Composer … Hebrew … Folksong … Israeli … Folk … Songs … Zemer … Ivri … Kibbutzim … Kibbutz …
Efraim Di-Zahav (Goldstein)
… Ezra School in Jerusalem. Efraim Di-Zahav is known to the Israeli public through the piyut, 'Eliahu ha Navi (Elijah … (still known by the name Goldstein at the time) sang the song 'Tzana Tzana' (words by Yehiel Hagiz, music by Issachar …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… children. In Tunisia he taught piyyutim and Jerusalemite songs to the locals. He also composed and exported to Jerusalem many songs about his yearning for Zion , which were … was a great admirer of Asher Mizrahi. In an interview on Israeli television for the movie series “Mikratago …
David Abikzer
… he moved to Israel with his family, where he served in the Israeli army and got married. Five years later, he was … During his career, he recorded over 60 albums of Sephardic songs and liturgical repertoire in Hebrew, Ladino, and … Yadei Rashim (embedded below), sung to an arrangement by Israeli composer Arieh Levanon that appears on Abikzer's …
David Zehavi
… David Zehavi was an Israeli composer. His grandparents on his father's side … and as such he ranks among the founding fathers of the Israeli folk song. In 1927, as a 15-year-old, he composed his first …
Dudu Barak
… Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 and grew up in … my soul and the excess spirit, if it exists, in me.' … "Israeli folk song" lyricist … Dudu Barak …