Paul Ben-Haim

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Paul Ben-Haim was a prominent German-born Israeli composer and conductor, known as a pioneer of Israeli art music who blended Western classical traditions with Middle Eastern and Jewish musical elements.

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instanceOf 20th-century composer
Israeli composer
composer
conductor
person
activePeriod 20th century
awardReceived Israel Prize for Music NERFINISHED
birthName Paul Frankenburger NERFINISHED
burialPlace Israel NERFINISHED
citizenship Germany
Israel
composedGenre chamber music
choral music
concertos
orchestral music
vocal music
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath Israel NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1897-07-05
dateOfDeath 1984-01-14
educatedAt Akademie der Tonkunst, Munich NERFINISHED
emigratedTo Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
fieldOfWork Israeli art music
classical music
gender male
influencedBy Jewish liturgical music
Middle Eastern music
Western classical music
folk music of the Middle East
languageOfWork German
Hebrew
movement Israeli art music
notableFor blending Western classical and Middle Eastern musical elements
pioneering Israeli art music
notableWork Pastorale variée NERFINISHED
Sonata for Violin and Piano NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 2 NERFINISHED
Yizkor (Requiem)} NERFINISHED
occupation composer
conductor
placeOfBirth Munich NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Tel Aviv NERFINISHED
residence Tel Aviv NERFINISHED
workedAs assistant conductor at the Munich Opera
yearAwarded 1957
yearOfEmigration 1933

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