Sasha Argov
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Alexander "Sasha" Argov | |
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Birth name | Alexander Abramovich |
Born | Moscow, Russian Empire | 26 October 1914
Died | 27 September 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Alexander "Sasha" Argov (Hebrew: סשה ארגוב, born Alexander Abramovich; Moscow, 26 October 1914 – Tel Aviv, 27 September 1995[1]) was a prominent Israeli composer.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Life and career
Argov was born Alexander Abramovich in Moscow, Russia in 1914; later changing his last name to its Hebrew version, Argov, in 1946.[8] His father was a dentist and his mother a concert pianist.[8] He began studying the piano with his mother at the age of three, and at the age of six he began to compose music by ear which his mother transcribed into music notation for him.[8] He had no formal education in music outside of his lessons with his mother.[8]
He migrated to British Palestine from Russia in 1934 with his parents.[6][9] He never made a living with his music, working first as a bank clerk and later owning and operating a bookshop.[8]
Argov composed many popular songs, producing approximately 1,200 works.
Dramatic works
- Rak lo be’Shabat (film score, 1964)[8]
- Shlomo hamelech ve’Shalmai hasandlar (musical, 1964)[8]
- Harpatka bakirkas (children’s play with music, 1965)[8]
- Androceles ve’ha’arie (children’s play with music, 1966)[8]
- Ester hamalka (musical, 1966)[8]
- Hu halach basadot (film score, 1967)[8]
- Chagigat kaiz (musical, 1972)[8]
- Doda Klara (film score, 1977)[8]
See also
References
- JSTOR 898376.
- ISBN 978-0814334652. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780313320910. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780307483492. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780520236547. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9781858286358. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780874951110. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ a b "Alexander Argov dies at 81". The Jerusalem Post. September 28, 1995. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9780827610279. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780981811505. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780313321443. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780498015656. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780203426494. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Sacha Argov". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1988 (in Hebrew)".