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Rachel Galinne (Rachel S. Gluchowicz; Hebrew: רחל גלעין; born 7 February 1949) is an Israeli composer.

Life and career

Rachel Galinne was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She graduated from Uppsala University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and then studied composition with Leon Schidlowsky at the Rubin Academy at Tel Aviv University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1984 and a Master of Music degree in 1988. She also studied composition with Witold Lutoslawski in France, and attended Darmstadt.

After completing her studies, she worked as a composer. In 1994 she received the Prime Minister's Prize for Composers and the ACUM Prize.[1][2]

Discography

Galinne has issued the following CD albums available at the Israel Music Institute:

• Rachel Galinne (1999)
• Prisms (2004)
• I Will Walk in the Land of the Living (2008)
• A Voice Crieth in the Wilderness (2011)

Works

Selected works include:

• Islossning, 2 pianoforte, percussion, 1984
• Cycles, 1986
• Concerto, 2 pianoforte, orchestra, 1988
• Trio, cl, va, pianoforte, 1989
• Symphony no.1, 1996
• Symphony no.2, 1998
• Uneginotai Nenagen [And We Shall Sing my Song of Praise] (Isaiah xxxviii), 16-pt mixed chorus, 1993[3]
• Amitai in memoriam, for string quartet
• And They Shall Study War no More, for soprano, horn & piano
• Aphrodite, for flute solo
• Chamber Symphony, for chamber ensemble
• Chen, for percussion solo & chamber ensemble
• Dybuk, for Solo Clarinet
• Ethalech be'artsot hachayim (I Will Walk in the Land of the Living)for soprano and chamber ensemble
• Fugue for String Quartet
• Lo Yisa Goy el Goy Cherev, Nation Shall Not Lift up Sword Against Nation, for Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble
• Sonatat ha-Or (Sonata of Light), for Violin and Piano
• The Story of Bellet for tenor & three instruments
• Trio Energico for violin, cello and piano
• Kol Kore Bamidbar (A Voice Crieth in the Wilderness) for violin and piano
• Mahleriana for vioin, viola, cello and piano

References

External links

• Rachel Galinne at National Library of Israel

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