Symphony No. 1 (Ben-Haim)
Israelis, Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim, Paul Ben-Haim's Symphony no. 1 is the first Eretz-Israel symphony and one of the most important works in the history of Music of Israel#Classical music, classical music in Israel. Background Ben-Haim started composing the piece at the end of August 1939 and completed it at the end of June 1940. This is the period after his immigration to Israel, and the end of the days of the fall of France. The composition of the piece is about "the desire to compose a large-scale composition in the spirit of our people and country for our Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Eretz Israel Orchestra... the terrible rampage of the underworld forces must have had a powerful impact on my composition (at least on its first movement, and to some extent also on its last). Nevertheless, this composition is nothing but absolute pure music..." Structure The piece has three movements: # Allegro energico—according to Yehoash Hirschberg, the first theme, which is c ...
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