Moshe Vilenski
Moshe Vilenski |
Moshe Vilenski playing piano, entertaining people in DP camps in Cyprus (ca. 1947–48) |
Born |
April 17, 1910
Warsaw, Poland |
Died |
January 2, 1997 |
Nationality |
Israeli |
Alma mater |
Warsaw Conservatory |
Notable works |
Songs: "Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai") |
Religion |
Jewish |
Awards |
Israel Prize |
Moshe Vilenski (Hebrew: משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilenksy" and "Wilensky"; April 17, 1910 – January 2, 1997) was an Israeli composer, lyricist, and pianist.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He is considered a "pioneer of Israeli song", and one of Israel's leading composers, and was a winner of the Israel Prize, the state's highest honor.[9][10]
Early life
Vilenski, who was Jewish, was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of Zelig and Henia (née Liebman).[1][11][12] He studied music at the Warsaw Conservatory in Warsaw, specializing in conducting and composition, and immigrated to Palestine in 1932.[1][4][11] He married Bertha Yakimovska in 1939.[12]
Music career
Vilenski worked in theaters as a pianist. He became a composer and lyricist for theaters and for musical troupes of the Israel Defense Forces, including the Nahal choir in the 1950s.[13] He also composed for films, plays, hora dances, cabaret songs, and nursery children's tunes.[1][3][4][14][15] He was in charge of the Israel Radio orchestra, and wrote nearly 1,500 songs from the 1930s through the 1980s.[1][4]
Vilenski's music combines Slavic music and Eastern music.[1] Many of Natan Alterman's poems were set to his music.[1] He is known especially for his work with Shoshana Damari.[1][2][4][5] Among his songs are "Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai").[1][2][10][16][17][18]
In 1962, Israeli Esther Reichstadt won second prize at the Polish international song festival with Vilenski's song "Autumn".[19]
In 1983, Vilenski was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song (melody).[1][20] In 1990, a special concert in honor of his 80th birthday was given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.[10] In 1998, the Israel Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ACUM) named its Song of the Year Award the "Moshe Wilensky Prize".[21]
In 2005, Vilenski was voted the 187th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Moshe Vilensky". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Vilensky.html. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c Dan Baron (February 23, 2006). "Shoshana Damari, 83". The Jewish Exponent. http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/2585/Shoshana_Damari_83/. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Penn, Lea (July 22, 2011). "All keyed up". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/all-keyed-up-1.309194. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Hirschfeld, Ariel (Julyt 30, 2010). "All hail the king". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/all-hail-the-king-1.304956. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b R. P. (April 14, 1952). "ISRAELI SINGER HEARD BY 1,500 AT TOWN HALL". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1071EFE3C5E177B93C6A8178FD85F468585F9. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ "Zionists Plan Cultural Fete". The Miami News. November 24, 1951. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FZIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XekFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4568,4341338&dq=moshe+wilensky&hl=en. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Jascha Nemtsov (2009). Der Zionismus in der Musik: Jüdische Musik und nationale Idee. http://books.google.com/books?id=M89WcFicMGAC&pg=PA193&dq=Moshe+Wilensky&hl=en&ei=ltY1TqDVB8a30AG-hYXkCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Wilensky&f=false. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ P. Mamut (1965). Who's who, Israel. http://books.google.com/books?id=F2tAAQAAIAAJ&q=Moshe+wilensky+%22april+17,+1910%22&dq=Moshe+wilensky+%22april+17,+1910%22&hl=en&ei=UfE2TuDSFeLb0QGX65T0Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ Schweitzer, Erez (July 22, 2011). "And the twain shall meet". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/and-the-twain-shall-meet-1.2848. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c Michael Ajsenstadt (January 5, 2000). "Moshe Wilensky – shaping the national soul". The Jerusalem Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/47726510.html?dids=47726510:47726510&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+05%2C+2000&author=MICHAEL+AJZENSTADT&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Moshe+Wilensky+-+shaping+the+national+soul&pqatl=google. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Marsha Bryan Edelman (2003). Discovering Jewish music. http://books.google.com/books?id=VuOZAJzvzOQC&pg=PA323&dq=Moshe+Wilensky&hl=en&ei=ltY1TqDVB8a30AG-hYXkCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Wilensky&f=false. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Harry Schneiderman, Itzhak J. Carmin (1978). Who's who in world Jewry. http://books.google.com/books?id=zXNqAAAAMAAJ&q=Moshe+wilensky+%22april+17,+1910%22&dq=Moshe+wilensky+%22april+17,+1910%22&hl=en&ei=UfE2TuDSFeLb0QGX65T0Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ Handelzalts, Michael (July 22, 2011). "In the shadow of the cannons". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/in-the-shadow-of-the-cannons-1.204914. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Amy Kronish, Costel Safirman (2003). Israeli film: a reference guide. http://books.google.com/books?id=BJsktgkY9boC&pg=PA116&dq=Moshe+Wilensky&hl=en&ei=ltY1TqDVB8a30AG-hYXkCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Wilensky&f=false. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Oliver Leaman (2001). Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film. http://books.google.com/books?id=hP16fBJ06yUC&pg=PA246&dq=Moshe+Wilensky&hl=en&ei=ltY1TqDVB8a30AG-hYXkCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Wilensky&f=false. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Selwyn Ilan Troen, Noah Lucas (1995). Israel: the first decade of independence. http://books.google.com/books?id=1Z73ADzNJAMC&pg=PA371&dq=Moshe+Vilenski&hl=en&ei=TL81TsS-JMzq0QHptLWADA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Vilenski&f=false. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Zohar, Itamar (August 20, 2010). "Sublime experience". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/sublime-experience-1.309225. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Jack Gottlieb (2004). Funny, it doesn't sound Jewish: how Yiddish songs and synagogue melodies influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood. SUNY Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=-jQzZfNYKWsC&pg=PA171&dq=Moshe+Wilensky&hl=en&ei=ltY1TqDVB8a30AG-hYXkCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Wilensky&f=false. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Handelzalts, Michael (June 7, 2007). "Comfortable in her own skin". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/comfortable-in-her-own-skin-1.222585. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1983 (in Hebrew)". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashmag/Tashnab_Tashmag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashmag.
- ^ Helen Kaye (January 1, 1998). "And the winners are ...". The Jerusalem Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/25160490.html?dids=25160490:25160490&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+01%2C+1998&author=Helen+Kaye&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=And+the+winners+are..&pqatl=google. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3083171,00.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
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Persondata |
Name |
Vilenski, Moshe |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Composer |
Date of birth |
April 17, 1910 |
Place of birth |
Warsaw, Poland |
Date of death |
January 2, 1997 |
Place of death |
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