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Moshe Wilensky ( he, משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a
Jewish Agency bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilensky, Moshe 1910 births 1997 deaths Composers in the Palestine mandate Israeli composers Israeli lyricists Israeli pianists Israel Prize in Hebrew song recipients Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Chopin University of Music alumni Jewish composers Polish composers 20th-century Polish pianists Musicians from Warsaw Israeli military musicians Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery 20th-century Polish Jews
Moshe Wilensky ( he, משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a Polish
Polish may refer to:
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-Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i composer, lyricist, and pianist. 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.
Life
Wilensky, who was Jewish, was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of Zelig and Henia (née Liebman). He studied music at theWarsaw Conservatory
The Chopin University of Music ( pl, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe.
in Warsaw, specializing in conducting and composition, and immigrated to Palestine in 1932. He married Bertha Yakimovska in 1939. Wilensky died in 1997.
Music career
A pianist and composer, Wilensky wrote music for theaters and musical troupes of the Israel Defense Forces, including the Nahal choir in the 1950s. He worked with theKol Yisrael
''Kol Yisrael'' or ''Kol Israel'' ( lit. "Voice of Israel", also "Israel Radio") is Israel's public domestic and international radio service. It operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Service from 1951 to 1965, the Israel Broadcasti ...
orchestra.
Wilensky's music combines Slavic music and Eastern music. He composed for films, plays, hora dances, cabaret songs, and children's tunes, writing nearly 1,500 songs in his lifetime. 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"). He wrote music for many of Natan Alterman
Nathan Alterman ( he, נתן אלתרמן, August 14, 1910 – March 28, 1970) was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Though never holding any elected office, Alterman was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics, ...
's poems. In 1962, Israeli Esther Reichstadt won second prize at the Polish international song festival, which Wilensky hosted, with his song "Autumn".
In 1983, Wilensky was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song (melody). In 1990, a special concert in honor of his 80th birthday was given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1998, the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel
The Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel ( he, אגודת קומפוזיטורים, ומחברים ומו"לים), known by the acronym ACUM ( he, אקו"ם), is a non-profit copyright collective which engages in collectiv ...
(ACUM) named its Song of the Year Award the "Moshe Wilensky Prize".
See also
* List of Israel Prize recipientsReferences
External links
Jewish Agency bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilensky, Moshe 1910 births 1997 deaths Composers in the Palestine mandate Israeli composers Israeli lyricists Israeli pianists Israel Prize in Hebrew song recipients Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Chopin University of Music alumni Jewish composers Polish composers 20th-century Polish pianists Musicians from Warsaw Israeli military musicians Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery 20th-century Polish Jews