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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 Stanislaviv, Austria-Hungary on January 6, 1908.[1] This put him in Poland after World War I. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1925 and, soon after, went to study at the American University of Beirut (from 1926 to 1928). After further studies at the Paris Conservatory (from 1928 to 1931) with Henri Rabaud, he moved to Tel Aviv, where he taught music theory. From 1945 through 1952 he served as general secretary of the 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

• List of Israel Prize recipients

References

Further reading

• Don Randel. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 32.

На других языках

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[de] Menachem Avidom

Menachem Avidom (hebräisch .mw-parser-output .Hebr{font-size:115%}מנחם אבידום; * 6. Januar 1908 in Stanislau; † 5. August 1995 in Tel Aviv) war ein israelischer Komponist österreichischer Herkunft. Avidom gehört zu den bekanntesten israelischen Komponisten und Musikpädagogen der älteren Generation.[1]

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- [en] Menachem Avidom

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[ru] Авидом, Менахем

Менахем Авидо́м (наст. фамилия Малер-Калькштейн; 6 января 1908, Станислав — 5 августа 1995, Тель-Авив) — израильский композитор, педагог, музыкальный критик.

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