Nathan Shahar (Hebrew: נתן שחר; 1937–2021) was an Israeli choir conductor, composer, and musicologist, an author of several books on Hebrew singing.[1]
For may years he taught the history of Hebrew singing at Beit Berl College and Ben-Gurion University.[2]
Notable songs
[edit]- אילת החן — lyrics by Oded Betzer [he]; first place at the 1965 Singer and Chorus Festival (he:פסטיבל הזמר והפזמון 1965), performed by Arik Einstein and an additional performance by Yafa Yarkoni.
Books
[edit]- “Ha-Shir ha-Eretz-Israeli 1920-1950: Me'afyenim. Musiqaliyim ve-Sotzio-Musiqaliyim” [The Eretz-Israeli Song 1920-1950: Sociomusical and Musical Aspects], Ph.D. dissertation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 [in Hebrew]
- "שיר שיר עלה-נא" Shir Shir Ala-Na [Song O Song, Go Up]. Modan Publishing, 2006.[3]
- Shirat Hanoar-Ma Sharu Betnuot Hanoar [The Song of Our Youth]. Jerusalem: Yad Iizhak Ben Zvi, 2018
References
[edit]- ^ Nathan Shahar
- ^ "אני רוצה תמיד עיניים כדי לראות"
- ^ אם כל כך רע, אז למה כולם שרים [If it's so bad, then why is everyone singing?] - review of the books Shir Shir Ala-Na by Shahar and "Come, Hebrew Song," by Talila Eliram
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