Yair Rosenblum Explained

Yair Rosenblum
Birth Date:6 January 1944
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Mandate of Palestine.
Origin:Tel Aviv, Israel.
Death Place:Holon, Israel
Genre:Israeli pop, Israeli rock.
Occupation:Composer
Arranger
Years Active:1962-1996
Label:Hed Arzi Music

Yair Rosenblum (Hebrew: יאיר רוזנבלום; January 6, 1944 – August 27, 1996) was an Israeli composer and arranger.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Music career

Rosenblum was born in Tel Aviv.[5] He was musical director of the Israel Defense Forces chorus in the 1960s and 1970s.[6] He directed Israel's annual music festivals.[5] [6]

For the army and navy ensembles of the Israel Defense Forces, he oversaw conducting and wrote music. He is best known for such songs, including Shir LaShalom (1970).[7] [8] He composed songs for films and television, and worked with a number of bands and choral groups, including primarily the IDF bands.[5] [9] [10] [11] He wrote more than 1,000 songs, including "Ammunition Hill", "In a Red Dress," "The Beautiful Life," "Tranquility," "Hallelujah,""We must keep on singing" and "How should I bless him?."[6] [12]

Death

Rosenblum died in Holon in 1996, at the age of 52, after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer.[6] After his death, his daughter Karen accepted the ACUM Prize for lifetime achievement on his behalf.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Popular music and national culture in Israel . Motti Regev . Edwin Seroussi . 2004 . July 28, 2011. 9780520236547 .
  2. Book: Authenticity in culture, self, and society . Phillip Vannini . J. Patrick Williams . 2009. July 28, 2011. 9780754675167 .
  3. Book: Galilee diary . Marc Rosenstein. 2010 . July 28, 2011. 9780807410783.
  4. Web site: Yair Rosenblum . RadioHazak . June 11, 1995 . July 28, 2011.
  5. Book: Discovering Jewish music . Marsha Bryan Edelman. 2003 . July 28, 2011. 9780827610279 .
  6. News: Composer of 'Peace Song' dies . Jweekly . August 30, 1996 . Naomi Segal. July 28, 2011.
  7. Book: The Complete Jewish Songbook: The Definitive Collection of Jewish Songs . Joel N. Eglash . 2002 . July 28, 2011. 9780807408216 .
  8. Book: Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Shireinu = Shirenu : our songs : a songbook for camps, conclaves, kallot and retreats.. National Federation of Temple Youth. 1997. Transcontinental Music Publications. 0-8074-0622-8. New York. 39133908.
  9. Book: Who by fire, who by water-Un'taneh tokef . Un'taneh Tokef . Lawrence A. Hoffman . 2010. July 28, 2011. 9781580234245 .
  10. Book: Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film . Oliver Leaman . 2001 . July 28, 2011. 9780203426494 .
  11. Book: Israeli film: a reference guide . Amy Kronish . Costel Safirman . 2003 . July 28, 2011. 9780313321443 .
  12. News: Old soldiers never die . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107132237/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/1230951221.html?dids=1230951221:1230951221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+23,+2007&author=GIL+ZOHAR&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Old+soldiers+never+die&pqatl=google . dead . November 7, 2012 . The Jerusalem Post . February 23, 2007 . Gil Zohar . July 28, 2011.
  13. News: Songwriter Moshe Willensky dies at 87 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107132248/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/63972662.html?dids=63972662:63972662&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+03,+1997&author=HELEN+KAYE+and+Itim&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Songwriter+Moshe+Willensky+dies+at+87&pqatl=google . dead . November 7, 2012 . The Jerusalem Post . January 23, 1997 . Helen Kaye . July 28, 2011.

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