Selected works

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Stage
  • Casa Mare, Opera in 2 Acts (1966); libretto by Victor Teleuke after a drama by Ion Drutze
  • Monodrama, Ballet Music for clarinet, bassoon, 3 celli, percussion, harpsichord and piano (1975)
  • Prism, Ballet Music for trombone and percussion (1976)
  • Two Poems, Ballet Music for flute, violin, cello and piano (1978)
  • And a Time for Every Purpose, Ballet Music for flute, trumpet, trombone and percussion (1979)
  • Wings, Music for the Drama (1979)
  • Chamber Scenes from the Life of Susskind von Trimberg, Chamber Opera (1982); libretto by Recha Freier
Orchestral
  • Symphony (1956)
  • Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra (1964)
  • Six Moldavian Tunes (1965)
  • Concerto for Orchestra (1976)
  • Casa Mare, Suite I from the Opera (1980)
  • Memory (1981)
  • Music for Strings (1988)
  • Cantus II for string orchestra (1990)
  • Beyond All This for chamber orchestra (1997)
  • Vanished Strains (2004)
Concertante
  • Concertino for violin and chamber orchestra (1964)
  • Concerto for piano and orchestra (1970)
  • Kaddish for cello or viola and string orchestra (1981)
  • Cantus III for bass clarinet and chamber orchestra (1984)
  • Cantus V, Concerto for viola and orchestra (1990) ca. 22'
  • Cantus VI for oboe and chamber orchestra (1995) or for clarinet and orchestra (2002)
  • Cantus IV for violin and string orchestra (dedication, 2000) or for violin and chamber orchestra (dedication, 2003)
  • Cantus VII for violin, cello and orchestra (2000)
Chamber and instrumental
  • 2 Little Suites (1962, 1965)
  • Pieces for oboe and piano (1966)
  • String Quartet No. 1, Two Miniatures on Folk Tunes (1962)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1966)
  • String Quartet No. 3 (1969)
  • Lamentation for flute (1973)
  • For Percussion (1975)
  • For Harpsichord (1976)
  • For Harp (1976)
  • About an old Tune for violin, viola, cello and piano (1977)
  • For Organ (1978)
  • Cantus I for 3 oboes (1979)
  • Cantus II for violin, viola and cello (1980)
  • Dedication for violin or viola (1986)
  • Ornaments I for 2 clarinets (1991)
  • Chamber Music for clarinet and piano (1992)
  • Kaddish for cello or viola and piano (1992)
  • Tenero for cello (1993)
  • Ornaments II for 2 bassoons (1993)
  • Discourse I-II (Cantis VI) for oboe and string quartet (1994)
  • Strain for string quartet (1995)
  • Misterioso-Sussurando for cello (1998)
  • Passolargo for guitar (1999)
  • String Quartet No.4 "Eight Chapters" (2000)
  • Music for Nine for string quartet and woodwind quartet (2001)
  • Ornaments III for flute (2001)
  • Farewell for string quartet (2001)
  • Cantus II for string quartet (2003)
  • Cantus IV for violin and piano (dedication, 2004)
Piano
  • Polyphonic Pieces (1962-85)
  • For Piano (1973)
  • Basso Recitativo for 2 pianos (1977)
  • Variable Structures, 12 Short Preludes (1985-87)
  • Alliterations (1993)
  • For Gregory, 3 Miniatures (2000)
  • Bucolics, 5 Little Pieces for Children (2002)
Choral
  • Distance beyond Distance, 10 Poems for mixed chorus (1960); text by Alexander Twardovsky (Russian)
  • Forty Years for mixed chorus (1964); text by Victor Teleuke (Moldavian)
  • Songs of Forest, Oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1965); text by Victor Teleuke (Moldavian)
  • Water-colors for female chorus (1965); text by Nikolai Rilenkov (Russian)
  • 10 Moldavian Folk Songs, Arrangements for mixed chorus (1966-1972)
  • Stones for mixed chorus (1980); text from Quotations (English)
  • Who Lights Up? for chlidren's chorus (1987); text by Amir Gilboa
  • Scattered Rhymes for mixed chorus and chamber orchestra (1988); text by Yehuda Amichai (Hebrew)
  • Love Remembered for mixed chorus and chamber orchestra (1989); text by Yehuda Amichai (Hebrew)
Vocal
  • Songs of Captivity and Struggle for baritone and piano (1957); text by Nikolas Gilien (Russian)
  • Children's Songs for voice or children's/women's chorus (1959-1964)
  • Songs of Anguished Love for voice and piano (1964); text by Silvia Kaputikjan (Russian)
  • Unfinished Lines for baritone and orchestra (1969); text by Mirza Gelovani, Vladislav Zanadvorov, Chazai Kaloev, Nikolai Majorov (Russian)
  • Soare cu Dinitz for voice and piano (1972); text by Michai Chiubotaru (Molavian)
  • October Sun for voice, flute, violin, piano and percussion (1974); text by Yehuda Amicahai (Hebrew)
  • This Is a Gate without Wall for voice, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, percusion and piano (1975); text by Yehuda Amichai (Hebrew)
  • Voices for voice, flute, 4 trombones and string orchestra (1975)
  • Day and Night Arise to Heaven for voice, flute, trumpet and percussion (1977); text by Immanuel of Rome (Hebrew)
  • Rotations for voice and orchestra (1979)
  • Circles (Life of the World to Come) for voice, clarinet, cello and piano (1986); text by Abraham Abulafia (English)
  • Letters of Creation for voice and string orchestra (1987); text from ancient Jewish poetry
  • Letters of Creation for voice and piano (1988); text from ancient Jewish poetry (English)
  • Eight Pages for solo voice (1989); text by Edmond Jabes (English)
  • To Go Away for voice, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion (1989); text by Jonathan Ratosh (Hebrew)
  • Soare cu Dinitz for voice and orchestra (1994); text by Michai Chiubotaru (Moldavian)
  • Vocalise for voice and oboe (1995)
  • Three Nights for voice and ensemble (1996); text by David Vogel (English)
  • From Jewish Poetry for voice and chamber orchestra (1996); text by Edmond Jabes and from ancient Jewish poetry (English)
  • Fermane for folk singer and 3 clarinets (1998)
  • Casa Mare, Suite II from the Opera for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (1999)
  • If There Are Seven Heavens, 12 Miniatures for voice and cello (2001); text by Edmond Jabes (English)

Literature

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  • Mark Kopytman: Voices of Memory (Essays and Dialogues). Tel Aviv: Israel Music Institute, 2004.
  • Julia Kreynin Mark Kopytman. Echoes of Imaginary Lines. Studia Slavica Musicologica 33. Berlin: Verlag Ernst Kunn, 2005.
  • Копытман Марк Рувимович // Советские композиторы: Краткий биографический справочник / Составители Г. Бернандт и А. Должанский. — Москва: Советский композитор, 1957. — С. 295.
  • Печенюк М. А. Музиканти Кам'янеччини. — Хмельницький: Поділля, 2003. — С. 16—17, 451.
  • Копытман М. Все скажется в будущем: [О музыкальной жизни Израиля: Беседа с музыковедом М. Копытманом / Записала Ю. Крейнина] // Музыкальная академия. — 1993. — № 3. — С. 159—161.
  • Марк Копитман повертається до Львова // Поступ. — 2003. — 26 серпня.
  • Юзефович Виктор. Сцепление судеб // Вестник. — 2001 — № 17(276). — 14 августа.

Discography

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  • Mark Kopytman. Six Molodvan Melodies for Symphony Orchestra (33Д 21819-20). Moscow: Melodiya, 1968.
  • String Quartet № 2. Moscowа: Melodiya, 1966.
  • Mark Kopytman: Four Compositions with Gary Bertini. «Memory» (1981) for symphony orchestra; «Cantus II» (1980) for violin, viola & cello; «Rotations» (1979) for voice & symphony orchestra; «Lamentation» (1973) for flute solo. Tel-Aviv: Israel Music Institute 01-2094.
  • Mark Kopytman: Orchestral Music with Camerata Jerusalem (conducted by Avner Biron). «Beyond All This» (1997) for chamber orchestra; «Kaddish» (1982) for viola & strings; «Music for Strings» (1988) in three movements. Тель-Авив: Israel Music Institute 1929-03.
  • Mark Kopytman: Chamber Music Live. «String Quartet № 3» (1969); «About an Old Tune» (1977) for violin, viola, cello & piano; «Aliterations» (1993) for piano; «Tenero» (1993) for cello solo; «Kaddish» (1982) for cello & strings. JMC SP 05.
  • Mark Kopytman: Vocal Music performed by Mira Zakai. «October Sun» (1974) for voice & chamber ensemble; «Eight Pages» (1989) for voice solo; «Circles (Life of the World to Come)» (1986) for voice and chamber ensemble; «Three Nights» (1996) for voice & chamber ensemble; «Rotations» (1979) for voice & symphony orchestra. Tel-AViv: Israel Music Institute CD 06.
  • Mark Kopytman: Orchestral Music conducted by Mendi Rodan. «October Sun» (1974) for voice & chamber orchestra; «About and Old Tune» (1977) for two oboes & chamber orchestra; «Voices» (1975) for voice, flute & orchestra.
  • Yehuda Amichai — Poetry / Mark Kopytman — Music. October Sun (1974) for voice & chamber ensemble. Scattered Rhymes (1988) for mixed choir & chamber orchestra.

Music publications

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