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Moshe Wilensky ( he, משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a
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Moshe Wilensky ( he, משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a Polish
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-Israel
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i composer, lyricist, and pianist. He is considered a "pioneer of Israeli song" and one of Israel's leading composers, and was a winner of the Israel Prize
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History
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, the state's highest honor.
Life
Wilensky, who was Jewish, was born inWarsaw, Poland
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, the son of Zelig and Henia (née Liebman). He studied music at the Warsaw Conservatory
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in Warsaw, specializing in conducting and composition, and immigrated to Palestine
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in 1932. He married Bertha Yakimovska in 1939. Wilensky died in 1997.
Music career
A pianist and composer, Wilensky wrote music for theaters and musical troupes of theIsrael Defense Forces
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, including the Nahal
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choir in the 1950s. He worked with the Kol Yisrael
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orchestra.
Wilensky's music combines Slavic music and Eastern music
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Musical traditions in Asia
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. He composed for films, plays, hora dances, cabaret songs, and children's tunes, writing nearly 1,500 songs in his lifetime. Among his songs are "''Kalaniyot ''Kalaniyot'' (English: "anemones") is an Israeli song that became popular in the days leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel and has remained an Israeli classic.
The lyrics, by Nathan Alterman, describe a little girl who dreams she ...
''" ("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"). He wrote music for many of Natan Alterman
Nathan Alterman ( he, נתן אלתרמן, August 14, 1910 – March 28, 1970) was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Though never holding any elected office, Alterman was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics, ...
's poems. In 1962, Israeli Esther Reichstadt won second prize at the Polish international song festival, which Wilensky hosted, with his song "Autumn".
In 1983, Wilensky was awarded the Israel Prize
The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor.
History
The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...
, for Hebrew song (melody). In 1990, a special concert in honor of his 80th birthday was given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1998, the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel
The Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel ( he, אגודת קומפוזיטורים, ומחברים ומו"לים), known by the acronym ACUM ( he, אקו"ם), is a non-profit copyright collective which engages in collectiv ...
(ACUM) named its Song of the Year Award the "Moshe Wilensky Prize".
See also
*List of Israel Prize recipients
This is a complete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 through to 2022.
List
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References
External links
Jewish Agency bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilensky, Moshe 1910 births 1997 deaths Composers in the Palestine mandate Israeli composers Israeli lyricists Israeli pianists Israel Prize in Hebrew song recipients Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Chopin University of Music alumni Jewish composers Polish composers 20th-century Polish pianists Musicians from Warsaw Israeli military musicians Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery 20th-century Polish Jews