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Nahum Heiman
… '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. It is the mirror of time, spirit and history of our … first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman composed hundreds of songs. Many of them became part of the Israeli Folk Song …
Joel Walbe
… . In 1920, during the Third Aliyah (wave of immigration to Israel), Walbe boarded a ship to Palestine , as part of a … he published his first song, 'Shir Hashtil.' Many of his songs were intended to fit the needs of settling Zionists in … like 'Hora Medura,' with words by Natan Alterman, shepherd songs like 'Seh Vegdi,' and other Zionist songs. Walbe …
Ram Da-Oz
… Israeli composer. Born in Berlin . Immigrated to Palestine in 1934. While serving in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) during the War of Independence, he … melodies for his works. He has also written Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of …
Avraham Daus
… Israeli composer. Born in Berlin. Worked in Germany as an opera conductor. Immigrated to Israel in 1936. Worked as teacher and composer in various … Daus's works include chamber, vocal and orchestral pieces, songs, and some incidental music for the theater. Sources: …
Israel Goldfarb
… Israel Goldfarb was born in Sieniawa, Galicia (today … generation closer to Judaism, Goldfarb worked to create songs adapted to congregational singing, which were … advance Jewish musical education. Together they published songsters suited for communal singing and for use in …
Yitzhak Graziani
… Israeli conductor, arranger and composer. Yitzhak Graziani … in Sofia . In 1948, Graziani immigrated with his family to Israel . Soon after his arrival in Israel, he started … Graziani wrote over a thousand arrangements of Israeli songs, many of which were written to increase the Israeli …
Ezra Aharon ("Azuri")
… Ezra Aharon ('Azuri') (Bhagdad, 1903 – 1995, immigrated to Israel in 1935) was an outstanding composer, ‘ud player, … of Oriental Music, Cairo. Aharon immigrated from Iraq to Israel in 1935 and developed ‘Oriental’ styles in … of Mizrahi elements in their own music. He composed songs with both Hebrew and Arabic texts as well as large …
Noam Sheriff
… conductor and lecturer. Sheriff is the only celebrated Israeli composer of his generation that also developed a … of the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra (1973-1982) and of the Israel Symphony Orchestra of Rishon-LeZion (1989-1995). He … Akeda (The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1997); Concertos: Song of Songs (flute, 1981), Violin (1986), “ Scarlattina ” (piano, …
Joan Franks Williams
… (b. New York , 1930 - d. Seattle 2003; emigrated to Israel in 1971, returned to Seattle ca. 1988) directed the chamber music department of the Israel Broadcasting Authority between 1972 and ca. 1988. She … of Therese du Meun (voice, piano, viola, 1980), Song of Songs (1983), and Leah (1986). Written by Dr. Ronit Seter … …
Israel Najara
… Born in Eretz-Israel to a distinguished family of Jews from Spain . Najara … sermons of Halacha. His main publicity came from his many songs, which he sang with his pleasant voice, often using melodies of foreign songs that were common among the Jewish and non-Jewish …