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Moshe Wilensky (, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a

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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

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, the state's highest honor.

Life

Wilensky, who was Jewish, was born in

Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a grea ...

, the son of Zelig and Henia (née Liebman). He studied music at the Warsaw Conservatory in Warsaw, specializing in conducting and composition, and immigrated to

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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

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, including the

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choir in the 1950s. He worked with the

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orchestra. Wilensky's music combines

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music and

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. 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 (; 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 Labor Zionist politics, both before and after the es ...

'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

, 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 (), known by the acronym ACUM (), is a non-profit copyright collective which engages in collective rights management for authors, poets, lyricists, composers, arrangers, and music p ...

(ACUM) named its Song of the Year Award the "Moshe Wilensky Prize".

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External links

Jewish Agency bio
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Life

Music career

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