Haim Alexander (Hebrew: חיים אלכסנדר; August 9, 1915 – March 18, 2012) an Israeli composer.
Biography
editAlexander was born in Berlin, Germany in 1915. In 1936, he emigrated to Palestine. He studied composition with Irma and Stefan Wolpe before graduating from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in 1945. Composer Miriam Shatal was one of his students.[1] He died in Jerusalem in 2012.
Awards
editHe won the Engel Prize, the Israel Music Institute Prize and the ACUM prize.
References
edit- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- Hebrew Wikipedia Entry
- Israel Music Institute - Biography
- Interview
- Haim Alexander's obituary (in Hebrew)
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