Menachem Avidom
Menachem Avidom (Hebrew: מנחם אבידום) (January 6, 1908 – August 5, 1995) was an Israeli composer. His Hebrew surname is the combination of the names of his daughters Daniella and Miriam (Avi - the father of; D - for Daniella; O - and; M - for Miriam).
Biography
Avidom was born Mendel Mahler-Kalkstein in
Israeli Philharmonic.[2] In 1955 he was named director of the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (ACUM); a post he remained in for twenty five years.[1][3] He was also chair of the Israel Composer's League from 1958 through 1971.[1]
He died in Tel Aviv, Israel, on August 5, 1995.[2]
Awards
- In 1961, Avidom was awarded the Israel Prize for music,[4] in recognition of his opera Alexandra ha'Hashmonait.[1]
Works
- Vocal
- In Every Generation, opera, 1955
- Alexandra ha'Hashmonait, opera, 1961
- The Farewell, opera, 1971
- The First Sin, opera, 1980
- Me'Arat Yodfat, opera
- 4 other operas
- Kantatat t'hilim, cantata, 1955
- 12 Hills, cantata, 1976
- Orchestral
- Symphony No. 3: Yam tichonit, 1952
- 9 other symphonies
- Flute Concerto
- Concertino for violin and orchestra
- Chamber music
- Suite on B-A-C-H, chamber ensemble, 1964
- Brass Quintet, 1969
- Sonata for unaccompanied viola, 1984
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ a b "Menachem Avidom; Pioneer Israeli Composer". Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1995.
- Encyclopedia Judaica. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018 – via HighBeam.
- ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1961 (in Hebrew)". cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website). Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
Further reading
- Don Randel. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 32.
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