Moshe Wilensky | |
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Born | 17 April 1910 |
Died | 2 January 1997 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Polish Israeli |
Alma mater | Warsaw Conservatory |
Notable work | Songs: " Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai") |
Awards | Israel Prize |
Moshe Wilensky ( Hebrew: משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a Polish- Israeli composer, lyricist, and pianist. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is considered a "pioneer of Israeli song" and one of Israel's leading composers, and was a winner of the Israel Prize, the state's highest honor. [5] [6]
Wilensky, who was Jewish, was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of Zelig and Henia (née Liebman). [1] [7] [8] He studied music at the Warsaw Conservatory in Warsaw, specializing in conducting and composition, and immigrated to Palestine in 1932. [1] [4] [7] He married Bertha Yakimovska in 1939. [8] Wilensky died in 1997. [9]
A pianist and composer, Wilensky wrote music for theaters and musical troupes of the Israel Defense Forces, including the Nahal choir in the 1950s. [10] He worked with the Kol Yisrael orchestra. [1]
Wilensky's music combines Slavic music and Eastern music. [1] He composed for films, plays, hora dances, cabaret songs, and children's tunes, writing nearly 1,500 songs in his lifetime. [1] [3] [4] [11] [12] Among his songs are " Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai"). [1] [2] [6] [13] [14] [15] He wrote music for many of Natan Alterman's poems. [1] In 1962, Israeli Esther Reichstadt won second prize at the Polish international song festival, which Wilensky hosted, with his song "Autumn". [16]
In 1983, Wilensky was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song (melody). [1] [17] In 1990, a special concert in honor of his 80th birthday was given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. [6] In 1998, the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (ACUM) named its Song of the Year Award the "Moshe Wilensky Prize". [18]
Moshe Wilensky | |
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Born | 17 April 1910 |
Died | 2 January 1997 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Polish Israeli |
Alma mater | Warsaw Conservatory |
Notable work | Songs: " Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai") |
Awards | Israel Prize |
Moshe Wilensky ( Hebrew: משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a Polish- Israeli composer, lyricist, and pianist. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is considered a "pioneer of Israeli song" and one of Israel's leading composers, and was a winner of the Israel Prize, the state's highest honor. [5] [6]
Wilensky, who was Jewish, was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of Zelig and Henia (née Liebman). [1] [7] [8] He studied music at the Warsaw Conservatory in Warsaw, specializing in conducting and composition, and immigrated to Palestine in 1932. [1] [4] [7] He married Bertha Yakimovska in 1939. [8] Wilensky died in 1997. [9]
A pianist and composer, Wilensky wrote music for theaters and musical troupes of the Israel Defense Forces, including the Nahal choir in the 1950s. [10] He worked with the Kol Yisrael orchestra. [1]
Wilensky's music combines Slavic music and Eastern music. [1] He composed for films, plays, hora dances, cabaret songs, and children's tunes, writing nearly 1,500 songs in his lifetime. [1] [3] [4] [11] [12] Among his songs are " Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai"). [1] [2] [6] [13] [14] [15] He wrote music for many of Natan Alterman's poems. [1] In 1962, Israeli Esther Reichstadt won second prize at the Polish international song festival, which Wilensky hosted, with his song "Autumn". [16]
In 1983, Wilensky was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song (melody). [1] [17] In 1990, a special concert in honor of his 80th birthday was given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. [6] In 1998, the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (ACUM) named its Song of the Year Award the "Moshe Wilensky Prize". [18]