Chaya Arbel

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Chaya Arbel ( Hebrew חיה ארבל; born as Gerda Schloss ; *  June 18, 1921 in Nuremberg ; †  December 14, 2006 in HaMa'apil, Israel ) was an Israeli composer .

Life

After her first piano studies in Nuremberg, she and her family had to emigrate to Palestine from Germany . There she helped to set up the Kibbutz HaMa'apil and worked in agriculture for 25 years. It was not until the 1960s that she resumed her piano and composition studies - with Abel Ehrlich , Mordecai Seter and Leon Schidlowsky . She has received several awards for her work, including a. In 1990 her Dialogue for clarinet and orchestra received the ACUM Prize, awarded by the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel. In Germany, her setting of Anne Frank's diary was particularly importantknown. Stylistically, Chaya Arbel was in the tradition of the Second Viennese School , in particular that of Alban Berg , in her compositions she used free atonal and serial techniques. Her complete works include orchestral works as well as music for chamber ensembles and solo instruments.

Published works

orchestra

  • 1983 A Toy Symphony Here and Now for string orchestra, toys and percussion (IMC)
  • 1984 Lament for string orchestra ( IMI , IMC)
  • 1990 Dialogue for clarinet and chamber orchestra (IMI, IMC)
  • 1996 For Old Times Sake for orchestra (IMC)
  • 1998 Concerto for cello and string orchestra (IMC)
  • 2003 Third Tale for string orchestra (IMI, IMIC)

Large chamber music groups

  • 1992 The Diary of Anne Frank , for mezzo-soprano, string quartet and piano (VNM)
  • 1992 Agada for wood, brass and percussion (IMC)
  • 1995 Concertino for double bass, wind instruments and percussion (IMC)
  • 1996 Time Beats , quartet for harp, flute, viola and percussion (IMC)

Small chamber music groups

  • 1986 Drama for clarinet, cello and piano (IMC)
  • 1987 Roundarounds for tuba and piano (IMC)
  • 1990 In Memory of Our Soldiers for trombone and piano (IMC)
  • 1991 The Turtles Voice for horn, violin, cello and piano (IMC)
  • 1995 Roots , ballad in 2 parts for violin, cello and piano (IMC)
  • 1995 Intermezzo for viola and piano (IMC)

Solo works

  • 1984 Lament for piano (IMC)
  • 1985 Remembrance for piano (IMC)
  • 1983 Fantasia for violin solo (IMC)

Discography

  • 1985 Kibbutz Composers: Piano Music for Two and Four Hands
    • Hierin Lament for piano (solo) by Bart Berman (Jerusalem)
  • 1998 Works , by various artists (private)
  • 2003 Psanterin , CD 6 out of 9, by pianist Michal Tal (IMC)
  • 2003 More Works , by various artists (ICL)

Web link

  • Works on Israel Composers' League (English)

literature

  • Peter Zinke: Chaya Arbel . In: Escape to Palestine. Life paths of Nuremberg Jews . Antogo, Nürnberg 2003, ISBN 3-9806636-5-5 , p. 241-245 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ tombstone on billiongraves (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e Ronit Seter: Chaya Arbel. In: Jewish Women's Archive . February 27, 2009, accessed on September 27, 2019 (English, year of death not yet updated).
  3. ^ Arbel, Chaya in Verlag Neue Musik
  4. ↑ Chaya Arbel: The diary of Anne Frank
personal data
SURNAME Arbel, Chaya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Castle, Gerda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli composer of German origin
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 2006
Place of death HaMa'apil, Israel