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Paul Ben-Haim
Born: July 5, 1897; Munich, Germany
Died: January 14, 1984; Tel Aviv, Israel
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Born Paul Frankenburger, Ben Haim studied piano, composition, and conducting at the Munich Academy of Arts. From 1924 to 1931 he served as conductor at Augsburg. He then returned to Munich to concentrate on composition but was forced to leave because of the onset of Nazi rule. He moved to Tel-Aviv in 1933 and took the name of Ben Haim. He went on to become the premier Israeli composer of his time, receiving the Israel State Prize in 1957 as well
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Works
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A star fell down (1)
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Ballad, for voice or instrument & piano (Songs without Words No. 2) (1)
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Berceuse (4)
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Berceuse sfaradite (1)
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Calmo (1)
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Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (2)
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Chamsin (1)
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Children's Songs (4), Op. 35 (1)
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Concerto for Piano (1)
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Concerto for Violin (1)
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Fanfare to Israel (Teruah Le'Israel) (1)
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From Israel (1)
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Improvisation and Dance for Violin and Piano, Op. 30 (2)
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Kabalat shabat: 15th movement, Concluding Hymn and Benediction "Adon olam" (1)
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Kabalat shabat: 1st movement, Introduction and Chorus (1)
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Kabalat shabat: 2nd movement, Lighting of the Sabbath Candles (1)
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Kabalat shabat: 3rd movement, Sabbath Hymn "L''kha dodi" (1)
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Kabalat shabat: 7th movement, Mi khamokha (1)
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Kabalat shabat: 9th movement, Hashkivenu (1)
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Kabbalat Shabbat, for voice & choir: Lecha Dodi (1)
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Lovely Rose (1)
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May your table ever be prepared (1)
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Melodies (3) after Hebrew Folklore (1)
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Melody and Variations, Op. 42 (1)
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Music for Cello solo (1)
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Music for Cello solo: Lively (1)
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Music for Piano 1957, Op. 53 (1)
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Music for Piano 1967, Op. 67 (1)
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Music for Violoncello: Lively (2)
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Pastorale Variee for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 31b (2)
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Pieces (5) for Piano (2)
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Prelude for Organ (1)
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Sephardic Folksongs (6) for Mixed Choir: no 3, La rosa enflorece (1)
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Sephardic Folksongs (6) for Mixed Choir: no 4, Puncha, puncha (1)
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Sephardic Folksongs (6): Puncha, puncha (1)
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Sephardic Folksongs (6): La Rosa enflorence (1)
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Sonata for Piano, Op. 49 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor (1)
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Sonata for violin solo in G (1)
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Sonata for Violin solo in G minor, Op. 44 (4)
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Sonatina for Piano, Op. 38 (2)
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Songs (3) without words for voice and orchestra/piano (2)
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Songs (3) without words for Voice and Orchestra/Piano: no 1, Arioso (1)
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Songs (3) without words for Voice and Orchestra/Piano: no 3, Sephardic Melody (1)
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String Quartet, Op. 21 (1)
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Suite for Piano no 1, Op. 20a (1)
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Suite for Piano no 2, Op. 20b (1)
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Sweet Psalmist of Israel (1)
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Symphonische Metamorphosen über den Bach Choral, Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (1)
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Symphony no 1 (1)
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Symphony no 1: Psalm (2)
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The Barren Woman (1)
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Variations on a Hebrew Melody (1)
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Biography |
by Lynn Vought
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| Born Paul Frankenburger, Ben Haim studied piano, composition, and conducting at the Munich Academy of Arts. From 1924 to 1931 he served as conductor at Augsburg. He then returned to Munich to concentrate on composition but was forced to leave because of the onset of Nazi rule. He moved to Tel-Aviv in 1933 and took the name of Ben Haim. He went on to become the premier Israeli composer of his time, receiving the Israel State Prize in 1957 as well as the Joel Engel Prize from the city of Tel-Aviv. Primarily a composer of late-Romantic orchestral works, Ben Haim's work was influenced by the upheaval he experienced in abandoning his homeland because of the Nazis. He incorporated the culture of his new country into his writing and considered his work to be part of the effort to synthesize Eastern and Western culture, utilizing Middle Eastern peasant music and the rhythms of the hora, a folk dance of the area. As the leader of a group of Palestinian composers, Ben Haim worked to notate oriental folk song. His compositions, including songs and choral pieces, reflect this blending of cultural traditions. |
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