Betty Olivero

Betty Olivero ( born May 16, 1954 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli composer.

Olivero studied piano with Ilona Vincze to 1978 -Kraus and composition with Yizhak Sadai and Leon Schidlowsky at the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, besides they studied composition with André Hajdu and Abel Ehrlich. The Master's degree she obtained at Yale University, where she was a pupil of Jacob Druckman, Bernard Rands and Gilbert Amy. From 1983 to 1986 she studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. The doctoral degree she received in 2002 at Bar- Ilan University with a thesis on the music of Berio's composition and the Hoshanot. Since 2003 she teaches composition at Bar- Ilan University.

Oliverso composed symphonic works, chamber music, vocal works, stage works and film music for the silent film The Golem. In her compositions she verbindete elements of the Sephardic and Arabic music and medieval music with a contemporary musical language. Among other things, she worked with the singer Esti Kenan Ofri - and clarinetist Giora Feidman. Her compositions were, inter alia, from the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic. She received the Fromm Award by the Fromm Music Foundation (1986 ), the Koussevitzky Award by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation (2000), the price of the Israeli Prime Minister ( 2001), the Rosenblum Award (Israel, 2003), the Landau Award ( 2004) and the ACUM prize ( 2004).

Works

  • Tehil'im for twelve cellos and four double basses, 1981
  • Cantigas Sephardies for female voice and chamber orchestra, 1982
  • Cantes Amargos - Three Ladino Romances for female voice and chamber orchestra, 1984
  • Pan for five flute player, 1984
  • Batnu ` s for double bass and orchestra, 1985
  • Presenze for instrumental ensemble, 1985-86
  • Cubi for Cello and Double Bass, 1987
  • Duo for Violin and Piano, 1987
  • Makama't - Five Middle -Eastern folk songs for female voice and nine instrumentalists, 1988
  • Ketari ` m for Violin and Orchestra, 1989
  • Behind the Wall Musical Theatre for Puupenthater, female voice and eight instrumentalists, 1989
  • Tenuo `t for symphony orchestra, 1990
  • Adagio for chamber orchestra, 1990
  • Sofi'm for piano, 1991
  • Juego de siempra - 12 folksongs in Ladino for female voice and chamber orchestra, 1991
  • Quartetto for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano, 1992
  • Per Viola for viola solo, 1993
  • Carosello for string orchestra, percussion and Children 's Chamber Orchestra, 1994
  • Shir for violin, double bass and string orchestra, 1994
  • Mare'ot for Flute and Violin, 1994
  • Impromptu for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, percussion and piano, 1995
  • Bakash'ot for clarinet, mixed choir and orchestra, 1996
  • Kave'i - avi'r for instrumental ensemble, 1996
  • Mizra ` ch for clarinet, string orchestra and metal wind chime, 1997
  • The Golem, live music for the silent film The Golem: How He Came Into the World of Paul Wegener ( Germany 1920 ), 1997
  • The Golem - Suite no 1 for clarinet and string quartet, 1997
  • The Golem - Zek Yiddishe Lieder un Tantz for clarinet and string quartet, 1997
  • The Golem, Suite No. 2 for Clarinet and String Orchestra, 1998
  • Merkavo `t for symphony orchestra, 1999
  • Kavei -Or for symphony orchestra, 1999
  • Masks for soprano, mezzo- soprano, baritone, violin, viola, cello and percussion, 1999
  • Hosha'ano't for soprano and chamber orchestra, 2000
  • Acho't Ketan'a for three violins, soprano and string orchestra with clarinet, 2000
  • Sefari'm for soprano, violin, clarinet, cello and piano, 2002
  • Zimaa'r I for soprano, two violins, cello, amplified harpsichord and percussion, 2003
  • Bashra'v for nine instrumentalists, 2004
  • Aria for clarinet, piano, violin and cello, 2005
  • L' Ombra che porta il Sogno, musical theater for children's choir, three groups of instruments and live electronics, 2005
  • Neharo't Neharo't for viola, accordion, percussion, two string orchestra and tape, 2007
  • Madrigal for clarinet, accordion, percussion, three violas and two string ensemble, 2007
  • Kri'ot for Saxophone and Orchestra, 2008
  • Zimaa'r II for female voice, clarinet, harp, violin, viola and cello, 2011

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