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Haim Alexander

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Alexander joined the faculty of the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem in 1945. He spent his entire career there where he taught a broad range of subjects that spanned from piano, harpsichord, music theory, music composition, improvisation, and musicology. In the latter subject, he worked
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in Jerusalem. He was the recipient of several awards, including the Engel Prize in 1956 and the Artur Rubinstein Prize in 1973. He was given Golden Feather Prize for lifetime achievement by the
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Alexander also did work transcribing tradition Jewish music into musical notation for at the National Sound Archives at the
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as a visiting lecturer at several institutions during his career, including
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Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel
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Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine
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Jehoash Hirshberg (2001). "Alexander, Haim (Heinz)".
170:(word by Litvin), for soprano and orchestra (1985) 212: 298: 112:Alexander died in Jerusalem on March 18, 2012. 54:forced him to leave in 1936. That same year he 246:International Encyclopedia of Women Composers 50:in his native city but persecution from the 46:on August 9, 1915. He was a student at the 62:. He studied piano and composition with 238: 236: 227:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00532 208: 206: 204: 202: 299: 109:(known by the acronym ACUM) in 1996. 242: 233: 199: 68:Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance 13: 279:Israel Music Institute - Biography 174:Metamorphoses on a Theme by Mozart 14: 348: 267: 115: 164:, for piano and orchestra, 1982 158:, for piano, 1973; revised 1975 337:Immigrants of the Fifth Aliyah 1: 192: 33: 7: 249:. Books & Music (USA). 10: 353: 103:National Library of Israel 98:was one of his students. 332:Burials at Har HaMenuchot 289:Haim Alexander's obituary 168:Shirei Ahavah ve'Tzippia 243:Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). 84:Institut Jaques-Dalcroze 219:Oxford University Press 186:The West-Eastern Bridge 136:, for SATB chorus, 1952 274:Hebrew Knowledge Entry 38:Alexander was born in 327:Composers from Berlin 130:, for orchestra, 1951 64:Irma and Stefan Wolpe 88:University of Geneva 30:and music educator. 134:Ve'kibatzti etkhem 92:New York University 76:Tel-Aviv University 215:Grove Music Online 188:, organ solo, 1998 48:Stern Conservatory 317:Israeli composers 256:978-0-9617485-2-4 176:, for piano, 1990 142:, for piano, 1965 80:Hebrew University 344: 293: 261: 260: 240: 231: 230: 210: 124:, fo piano, 1951 122:6 Israeli Dances 16:Israeli composer 352: 351: 347: 346: 345: 343: 342: 341: 297: 296: 291: 270: 265: 264: 257: 241: 234: 211: 200: 195: 118: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 350: 340: 339: 334: 329: 324: 319: 314: 309: 295: 294: 286: 281: 276: 269: 268:External links 266: 263: 262: 255: 232: 197: 196: 194: 191: 190: 189: 183: 177: 171: 165: 162:Piano Concerto 159: 153: 143: 137: 131: 125: 117: 116:Selected works 114: 35: 32: 20:Haim Alexander 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 349: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 304: 302: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 271: 258: 252: 248: 247: 239: 237: 228: 224: 220: 216: 209: 207: 205: 203: 198: 187: 184: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 151: 147: 144: 141: 138: 135: 132: 129: 126: 123: 120: 119: 113: 110: 108: 104: 99: 97: 96:Miriam Shatal 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 71: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 31: 29: 25: 21: 245: 214: 185: 180:Piano Sonata 179: 173: 167: 161: 155: 145: 139: 133: 127: 121: 111: 100: 94:. Composer 72: 37: 19: 18: 312:2012 deaths 307:1915 births 292:(in Hebrew) 301:Categories 193:References 52:Nazi Party 284:Interview 140:Bnot kol 60:Palestine 56:emigrated 34:Biography 156:Tavniot 28:composer 66:at the 44:Germany 253:  182:, 1994 152:, 1971 150:ballet 128:Artza 90:, and 86:, the 82:, the 40:Berlin 24:Hebrew 146:Nabut 251:ISBN 223:doi 58:to 303:: 235:^ 221:. 217:. 201:^ 148:, 78:, 42:, 259:. 229:. 225:: 22:(

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Hebrew
composer
Berlin
Germany
Stern Conservatory
Nazi Party
emigrated
Palestine
Irma and Stefan Wolpe
Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
Tel-Aviv University
Hebrew University
Institut Jaques-Dalcroze
University of Geneva
New York University
Miriam Shatal
National Library of Israel
Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel
ballet




Oxford University Press
doi
10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00532


International Encyclopedia of Women Composers
ISBN

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