Yair Rosenblum

Yair Rosenblum
Born 1944
Tel Aviv
Died August 27, 1996
(52 years old)
Holon, Israel
Occupation(s) Composer

Yair Rosenblum (Hebrew: יאיר רוזנבלום; 1944 – August 27, 1996) was an Israeli composer.[1][2][3][4]

Music career

Rosenblum was born in Tel Aviv.[5] He was musical director of the Israel Defense Forces chorus in the 1960s and 1970s.[6] He directed Israel's annual music festivals.[5][6]

He conducted and composed songs for the Israel Defense Forces army and navy ensembles. He is best known for such songs, including Shir LaShalom (1970).[7][8] He composed songs for films and television, and worked with a number of bands and choral groups.[5][9][10][11] He wrote more than 1,000 songs, including "Ammunition Hill" (1967), "In a Red Dress," "The Beautiful Life," "Tranquility," "Hallelujah," and "With What Will I Bless Him."[6][12]

He died in Holon in 1996, at the age of 52, after a two-year illness.[6] After his death, his daughter Karen received the lifetime achievement award on his behalf at the ACUM (Association of Composers and Publishers) Awards ceremony.[13]

References

  1. Motti Regev, Edwin Seroussi (2004). Popular music and national culture in Israel. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. Phillip Vannini, J. Patrick Williams (2009). Authenticity in culture, self, and society. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. Marc Rosenstein (2010). Galilee diary. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  4. "Yair Rosenblum". RadioHazak. June 11, 1995. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Marsha Bryan Edelman (2003). Discovering Jewish music. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Naomi Segal (August 30, 1996). "Composer of `Peace Song' dies". Jweekly. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  7. Joel N. Eglash (2002). The Complete Jewish Songbook: The Definitive Collection of Jewish Songs. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  8. Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Joel N Eglash, Rosalie Boxt, Robert Weiner (2003). Shireinu. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  9. Un'taneh Tokef, Lawrence A. Hoffman (2010). Who by fire, who by water-Un'taneh tokef. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  10. Oliver Leaman (2001). Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  11. Amy Kronish, Costel Safirman (2003). Israeli film: a reference guide. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  12. Gil Zohar (February 23, 2007). "Old soldiers never die". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  13. Helen Kaye (January 23, 1997). "Songwriter Moshe Willensky dies at 87". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

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