Alexander Argov

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Memorial plaque for Sascha / Alexander Argow

Alexander "Sascha" Argov ( Hebrew סשה ארגוב, born Alexander Abramowitsch on November 5, 1914 in Moscow ; died September 27, 1995 in Tel Aviv ) was an Israeli composer .

life and career

Argov began to compose at the age of five; a year later he began his music education.

In 1934 he immigrated with his parents from Russia to Palestine , where he initially worked in a bank.

He composed hundreds of songs that were widely used, including songs for the Israel Defense Forces (including for the Nachal troupe ), film, and theater.

He later wrote texts for private parties and composed for the Palmach and the Israel Defense Forces, including one of his most famous songs, Chawerut ( Hebrew חֲבֵרוּת; German friendship ). He wrote for several popular vocal groups and composed music to many texts. Among other things, he set poems by Leah Goldberg and Jehuda Amichai to music .

Argov's music was influenced by Russian and, to a lesser extent, French music. But his music was dominated by the rhythm and character of Jewish music . He worked with Chaim Chefer and Matti Caspi . Two of their albums only contain lyrics written by Argow.

In 1988 he received the Israel Prize in the "Hebrew Song" category.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Amy Horowitz: Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic 2010 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  2. ↑ Rebecca L. Torstrick: Culture and customs of Israel 2004 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  3. ^ David Biale: Cultures of the Jews: Modern encounters 2006 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  4. ^ Motti Regev, Edwin Seroussi: Popular music and national culture in Israel 2004 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  5. ^ A b Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo: World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1 1999 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  6. ↑ David Singer, Ruth R. Seldin: American Jewish year book 1997 1997 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  7. ↑ a b Alexander Argov dies at 81 . In: The Jerusalem Post , September 28, 1995. Retrieved July 27, 2011. 
  8. ↑ a b c d e f Sacha Argov . Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  9. ↑ a b c Marsha Bryan Edelman: Discovering Jewish music 2003 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  10. ↑ Jane Peppler: The Triangle Jewish Chorale Songbook (accessed July 27, 2011).
  11. ↑ Amy Kronish, Costel Safirman: Israeli film: a reference guide 2003 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  12. ↑ Peter Cowie, Derek Elley: World Filmography: 1967 1977 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  13. ↑ Oliver Leaman: Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film 2001 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  14. ^ Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1988 . (Hebrew)
personal data
SURNAME Argov, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Argov, Sascha (nickname); Abramowitsch, Alexander (maiden name); סשה ארגוב (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1995
Place of death Tel Aviv