Yardena Alotin
Yardena Alotin ( Hebrew ירדנה אלוטין; * April 19, 1930 in Tel Aviv ; † October 4, 1994 in New York City ) was an Israeli composer and pianist .
Yardena Alotin studied at the Music Teachers' College in Tel Aviv from 1948–52 and then from 1950–52 at the Israel Music Academy . Her teachers there included Alexander Uriah Boskovitch (theory), Mordecai Seter (harmony, counterpoint), Paul Ben-Haim (orchestration), Ilona Vincze-Kraus (piano) and Ödön Pártos (composition).
Works
- Passacaglia (1964)
- 6 piano pieces for children (1982)
- Suite (1974)
- Suite (1992)
- 3 preludes for piano (1978)
- Trio for piano, violin, and cello (1983)
literature
- Pamela Youngdahl Dees: Piano Music by Women Composers . Greenwood Publishing Group 2004, ISBN 0313319901 , p. 4.
- Bernard Holland: Music: Israeli Composer . New York Times , September 19, 1987
- John Matthew: Yardena Alotin (1930-94) . In: G. Abramson (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture . Psychology Press 2005, ISBN 041529813X , p. 23 ( excerpt (Google) )
Web links
- Short biography on the website of the Israel Music Institute (IMI) ( Memento from January 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Short biography on biu.ac.il
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alotin, Yardena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1994 |
| Place of death | New York City , USA |