Israel Amidan Explained
Israel Amidan (born Wettenstein) (Hebrew: ישראל עמידן; April 9, 1921 – 1968)[1] was a musician and composer.
Biography
Amidan was born in Transylvania, Romania on April 9, 1921. He was a child when his parents moved to Mandatory Palestine and participated in establishing a moshav now called Kfar Gidon or Gideon.[2] [3] He taught at the Tel Aviv music academy; violinist Yair Kless was a notable student.[4] [5]
Beginners' steps. 50 Hebrew songs transcribed for violin was published in 1965 [6]
Amidan died in 1968 in Tel-Aviv, Israel and was buried in the southern cemetery, Israel.
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Notes and References
- http://www.imi.org.il/Composer.aspx?id=2be8045f-82c3-42a0-a2d7-5cede14d381f&Lang=E Israeli Music Institute
- https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0012_0_10959.html Encyclopaedia Judaica & American-Israeli cooperative enterprise
- http://israel-amidan.com/heb/frameEN.html Biographical information and information about works
- https://music.umn.edu/events/bravo_yair-kless the University of Minnesota School of Mu8sic website
- http://rncm.ac.uk/meet-our-staff-mainmenu-51.html?view=item&catid=428%3Aschool-of-strings&id=91%3Ayair-kless website of The Royal Northern College of Music
- http://www.imi.org.il/Instrumentations.aspx?CatID=d647eb1a-2070-4110-b13d-7d5814a43b06&PublicationID=2 Israeli Music Institute-Library
