Ami Maayani
Ami Maayani (January 1936[1] – February 17, 2019[2]) was an Israeli composer.[3] The founder and conductor of the , the , the and the , from 1970 to 1973 and 1976–1980 he was the chairman of the . Of note is Maayani's Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Qumran and Serenade in D.[4][5][6] Zvi Keren in his book Contemporary Israeli music: its sources and stylistic development (1980) said "The works of Ami Maayani, which have formed a continuation and extension of this school, have a style which might be described as post-Eastern-Mediterranean."[7] The American Organist said, "The lush improvisatory elements and Arabic modal influences in the music of Ami Maayani complement the pandiatonic polyphony of . , on the other hand, employs minimalism and Sephardic folklore."[8]
Ami Maayani died of cancer on 17 February 2019, at age 82.[2]
References[]
- ^ Randel, Don Michael (15 June 2003). The Harvard dictionary of music. Harvard University Press. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-674-01163-2. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b המלחין עמי מעייני מת בגיל 82 [The composer Ami Maayani dead at age 82]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Nocke, Alexandra (15 March 2009). The place of the Mediterranean in modern Israeli identity. BRILL. p. 60. ISBN 978-90-04-17324-8. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Isbin, Sharon (1 November 1999). Twenty-first century violinists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-890490-08-9. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ America-Israel Cultural Foundation (1971). Tarbut. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Flegler, Joel (1994). Fanfare. J. Flegler. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Keren, Zvi (1 January 1980). Contemporary Israeli music: its sources and stylistic development. Bar Ilan University Press. ISBN 9789652260116. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ American Guild of Organists; Royal Canadian College of Organists; Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America (2005). The American organist. American Guild of Organists. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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