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Dov (Dubi) Seltzer ( he, דב (דובי) זלצר; born 26 January 1932) is a
Romania
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n-born Israeli composer and conductor.
Biography
Dov (Dubi) Seltzer began studying music at an early age. He studied theory and harmony with professors
Alfred Mendelssohn and
Mihail Jora. When Seltzer immigrated to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
at age 15, a
musical comedy
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he had previously written continued to be played for two more years, performed by one of
Bucharest
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's professional youth theaters. Seltzer finished his high school studies in
Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek
Mishmar HaEmek ( he, מִשְׁמַר הָעֵמֶק, . "Guard of the Valley") is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Megiddo Regional Council. Mishmar HaEmek is one of ...
in
Israel
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. At the recommendation of his teacher, the pianist
Frank Pelleg, Seltzer was awarded a scholarship to continue his musical studies at the Conservatories in
Haifa
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and later on in
Tel Aviv
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.
At 18 he joined the
Israel Defense Forces and was among the founders, and the first official composer, of the Nachal Musical Theater Group (
Lehakat Hanachal). The songs he wrote for the Nachal group, and the hundreds he wrote later on, are considered cornerstones of
Israeli folk and popular music and are standard repertory on radio and TV worldwide. He composed, arranged, and played accordion for the Israeli troupe Oranim Zabar, and was married to their lead singer, Geula Gill.
During his military service, Seltzer received a special grant from the army to pursue studies in composition, harmony and counterpoint with composers
Herbert Bruen,
Mordechai Seter, and Professor
Abel Erlich. After his military service, Seltzer studied in the
United States
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at the
Mannes College of Music
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, receiving a diploma in
composition
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, and then at the
State University of New York, where he earned a BSc in music, majoring in conducting and composition. Among his teachers were
Felix Salzer
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,
Carl Bamberger,
Roy Travis,
Noah Sokolof and
Robert Starer. He has also stated that he has attended
The Juilliard School
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in New York City.
Music career
Upon his return to Israel, Seltzer embarked on an active musical career, writing in particular for musical theater. He also wrote music scores for more than forty full-length feature films, among them Israeli, American, Italian, German, and French productions.
Seltzer has to his credit several symphonic works commissioned and performed by the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ''ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisra'elit'') is an Israeli symphony orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Its principal concert venue ...
and the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
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. He has conducted both orchestras in concerts of his own works – the first Israeli composer to be thus recognized and honored. His works were performed by all the major Israeli orchestras, as well as by the
New York Philharmonic
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, the
Queens Symphony
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, and the
British Chamber Orchestra. His works were conducted and played by artists such as
Zubin Mehta
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Mehta's father was the fou ...
,
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur (18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus O ...
,
Yehudi Menuhin
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, and
Yitzhak Perlman.
Awards and recognition
Seltzer has twice received the Kinor David (Israel's "Oscar") as well as the Judges' Award by the
(ACUM) for lifetime achievement. In 2009 he was awarded the
Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and contribution to Israeli music.
* 1967 – The musical ''
Rumpelstiltskin
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'', music by Dov Seltzer, received the Prize of the City of
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
as the Best Musical Play of the Year.
* 1968 – Awarded the Kinor David (Harp of David), the Israeli "Oscar", as the Best Screen and Theater Composer of the Year.
* 1969 – The stage version of the musical ''
Kazablan'', music by Dov Seltzer, received the Prize of the City of Tel Aviv as the Best Musical Play of the Year.
* 1970 – Awarded the Kinor David as the Best Screen and Theater Composer of the Year.
* 1971 – The film ''Yadaim'' (''Hands''), music by Dov Seltzer, was awarded the Prize of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce as Best Documentary Film and Best Score for a Documentary Film.
* 1973 – The film ''I Love You Rosa'' by
Moshé Mizrahi
Moshé Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 5 September 1931 – 3 August 2018) was an Israeli film director.
Biography
He was born in Egypt, migrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1946, and studied filmmaking in France in 1950. He directed the Oscar- ...
, music by Dov Seltzer, was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Foreign Film. The film also represented Israel at the Cannes Film Festival and the score was cited by the judges.
* 1974 – The title song of the musical ''
Kazablan'' (film version) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
* 1985 – Received
Itzik Manger Prize for contribution to
Jewish
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and
Yiddish
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Music and Culture.
* 1985 – Received
ACUM Jury Award for lifetime achievement in music.
* 1989 – Received
Sholom Aleichem
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House Award for Contribution and Creativity in the field of Jewish Culture.
* 2000 – Received Prime Minister's Prize for Israeli composers for his work ''Lament for Yitzhak''.
* 2006 – Received the Prize of The Minister of Culture, Science and Sport for Lifetime Activity in the field of Israeli Song and Music.
* 2009 – Received the
Israel Prize for his lifetime contribution to the different genres of Israeli music including songs, musicals, film scores, and symphonic music.
* 2014 – Received the Theater Prize for Lifetime Achievement
Musicals
(Partial list)
* ''
The Megilah'' – Musical based on the poetic libretto ''
Songs of the Megillah
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'' (in Yiddish) by the famous poet
Itzik Manger
Itzik Manger (30 May 1901, Czernowitz, then Austrian-Hungarian Empire – 21 February 1969, Gedera, Israel; yi, איציק מאַנגער) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk bard, visionary, and 'master tailo ...
. After the original run (450 performances), the musical had five additional theater productions (one of them on
Broadway
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) and three film versions.
* ''
Kazablan'' – the most successful original
musical in the history of
Israeli Theater. Also a film version (title song nominated for the
Golden Globe).
* ''I Like Mike'' – Musical produced at the
Alhambra Theater in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
(one year run).
* ''To Live Another Summer'' – at the
Helen Hayes Theater
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on
Broadway
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
.
* ''Comme la neige en été'' – at the
Théâtre des Variétés
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History
It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle ...
in
Paris
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.
* ''Ootz Li Gootz Li'' (
Rumpelstilskin) – Musical for children (more than 1,500 performances in 8 different productions for more than thirty years).
* ''
Choumesh Lider'' (''Songs of the Bible'') – Musical (in Hebrew and Yiddish) based on a poetic cycle by
Itzik Manger
Itzik Manger (30 May 1901, Czernowitz, then Austrian-Hungarian Empire – 21 February 1969, Gedera, Israel; yi, איציק מאַנגער) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk bard, visionary, and 'master tailo ...
(four different productions).
Film Scores
(Partial list)
* ''
Escape to the Sun'' - A
Menahem Golan film, starring
Laurence Harvey.
* ''
Entebbe
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:
Operation Thunderbolt'' – a
Golan/Globus Production (Action Military).
* ''
The Assisi Underground
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'' – Starring
Ben Cross
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and
Maximilian Schell. Italian Production film and TV Miniseries (World War II Drama).
* ''
The Ambassador'' – A
J. Lee Thompson
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film, starring
Robert Mitchum
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and
Rock Hudson
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(Drama).
* ''
Forced Witness'' – A
Raphael Rebibo film, starring
Anat Atzmon
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Biography
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(1984)(Drame).
* ''Buba'' – First Prize at the
Rio Film Festival (1987) (Thriller).
* ''
Moses the Lawgiver'' – Starring
Burt Lancaster. 7-hour TV series and movie version (R.A.I. TV/Italy. ITV/London).
* ''
A Place by The sea'' – A
Raphael Rebibo film, starring
Anat Zahor and
Alon Aboutboul(1989)(Love Story).
* ''
Kazablan'' – Musical film based on the original stage success (1967). Distributed worldwide by M.G.M. (Title song nominated for a Golden Globe).
* ''
I Love You Rosa'' – A
Moshé Mizrahi
Moshé Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 5 September 1931 – 3 August 2018) was an Israeli film director.
Biography
He was born in Egypt, migrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1946, and studied filmmaking in France in 1950. He directed the Oscar- ...
film nominated for an
Oscar
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in the category of the best foreign film.
* Ramat Aviv Gimel – Music and title song for the longest running Israeli TV series.
Symphonic Works
* ''Stempeniu'' – a dramatic poem based on the novel by
Shalom Aleichem
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. The work is for actor/narrator, solo violin, and symphony orchestra. It was commissioned and given its premiere performance by Maestro
Zubin Mehta
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Mehta's father was the fou ...
with the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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. (Repeat performances by the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
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and the Ra'anana Symphonette).
* ''Rhapsodie Hassidique'' – for violin and enlarged chamber orchestra, was commissioned and performed by
Yehudi Menuhin
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* Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor
** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England
** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to t ...
in London with the
English Chamber Orchestra
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, conducted by the composer. (Repeat performances by the Ra'anana Symphonette and the
Europa Philharmonie with
Michael Guttman playing the solo part).
* ''This Scroll'' – an ode to the
Israeli Declaration of Independence, written for baritone solo, mixed choir, and symphony orchestra. The work was composed in honour of the 100th anniversary of the birth of
David Ben-Gurion
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. World premiere by the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Sperber. Solo baritone –
Yehoram Gaon
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The son of Sephardic Jewish ...
. (Repeat performances by the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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, the
Queens Symphony
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, and the Beer-Sheva Symphonette).
* ''The Gold of the Ashes'' – a symphonic poem with solo mezzo-soprano, children's choir, and symphony orchestra. Composed for the 500-year commemoration of the
expulsion of Jews from Spain
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. The world premiere of the work was performed by the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
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, conducted by the composer.
* ''The Poetry and Prophecy of the Bible'' – a symphonic suite with narrators reading texts from the Bible, including "The Creation", "The Expulsion from Paradise", "By the Rivers of Babylon", "The Vision of Isa'ya", and "Song of Songs" (record featuring
Theodore Bikel
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as narrator, the
Vienna Symphony
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, and Dov Seltzer conducting).
* ''Tradition'' – nine old Jewish songs, arranged for violin and symphony orchestra. CD featuring
Yitzhak Perlman and the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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conducted by the composer. Live performance by the IPO conducted by
Zubin Mehta
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Mehta's father was the fou ...
.
* ''Lament for Yitzhak'' – a
Requiem in memory of
Yitzhak Rabin
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was premiered in April 1998 by the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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, with the
New Israeli Opera Choir, the Ankor Children's Choir, and four soloists, under the baton of Maestro
Zubin Mehta
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Mehta's father was the fou ...
, at the Mann Auditorium in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
, as the festive opening of Israel's 50th anniversary celebrations. Repeat performance by the
New York Philharmonic
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, conducted by Maestro
Kurt Masur
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at
Avery Fisher Hall
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The facility, desi ...
– 1999
Lincoln Center
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Festival. Repeat performance by the
Santa Cecilia Choir and Orchestra conducted by maestro
Lorin Maazel, Auditorium Santa Cecilia, Roma, Italy.
* ''Evening of Life'' – Cycle of four songs to words by
Avraham Sutzkever, written for symphonic orchestra and soprano solo. Premiered in October 2007 by the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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under the baton of maestro
Zubin Mehta
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Mehta's father was the fou ...
.
* ''Esmeralda'' – based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Libretto by the French writer Jacques Rampal.
Discography
(Partial list)
* "Hora! Songs and Dances of Israel" by the Oranim Zabar Troupe (with Geula Gill), Elektra, 1960
* ''Songs after the War'' – with Geula Gil Trio, 1967
* ''Ootz Li Gootz Li'' – Musical, the Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv
* ''Hamegileh'' – Musical with the Burstein family
* ''Kazablan'' – Musical
* ''I like Mike'' – Musical
* ''Yehoram Gaon 79'' – songs of Haim Heffer and Dov Seltzer 1979
* ''Revisor'' – Musical
* ''Tradition'' – Jewish melodies, with Yitzhak Perlman and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
* ''Humesh Lieder'' – Musical
* ''The Best of Dov Seltzer'' – song selection
* ''Lament for Yitzhak'' – with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Zubin Mehta
Song Book
* ''The Melody Maker'', Kineret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir Publishing House Ltd. 2011
See also
*
Music in Israel
References
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1932 births
20th-century classical composers
20th-century conductors (music)
21st-century classical composers
21st-century conductors (music)
Israeli classical composers
Israeli conductors (music)
Israeli film score composers
Israeli military musicians
Living people
Male classical composers
Male film score composers
Male musical theatre composers
Romanian emigrants to Israel
Itzik Manger Prize recipients
External links
*
Dov Seltzer website