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Category: Choral

Shir Leyom Israel (A song for the Israel Day)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Avraham Broides Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038428710205171, 990037140240205171 Synopsis: With the establishment of the state of Israel, Marc Lavry and Avraham Broides wrote together many songs. Those were particularly patriotic times. Both in the lyrics and in…


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Chatuna (Wedding), Suite

Movements: Overture, March, Minuet, Joker (Badchan), Polka Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038369170205171, 990038369090205171 Synopsis: The piece humorously describes the dancing and the atmosphere at a typical Jewish wedding. Note: Lavry originally wrote the suite Wedding (Chatuna) in 1937 for…


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Hahachraza (The Declaration), Song

A recording from June 21, 1954: Shalom Ronly-Riklis (Conductor) Tizmoret Tzahal (The Israel Defense Forces Orchestra) The Jerusalem Choir Lyrics: Yossef Heftman Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038355840205171, 990038355870205171 Synopsis: Marc Lavry was a staunch patriot. When poet Yosef Heftman presented his poem “Hahachraza” (The…


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Shir Hachovesh (The Medic Song), Song

Marc Lavry, Conductor Ziporah Cooper, Mezzo Soprano Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Amnon Achineomi Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038434780205171, 990038434910205171, 990038434940205171 Synopsis: In 1956, when the IDF won the battle in the…


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Student Day Anthem, Song

Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Recorded on April 15, 1956 Lyrics: Yitzhak Shalev Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037129540205171, 990035288790205171 Synopsis: Yitzhak Shalev wrote the lyrics and invited Marc Lavry to…


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Ts’ad Shimshon (March, Samson), Song

Historic recordings from 1948: Track 1: Marc Lavry, Conductor, Yosefa Shoken, Soprano Yosef Pollak, Baritone Choir and Orchestra (no details) Track 2: Symphonic Orchestra (no details) Lyrics: Avigdor Hame’iri Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038500200205171, 990038500180205171, 990037127760205171< Additional details: for information about Ts’ad Shimshon for...


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Karmiel, Song

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: Ya’acov Orland Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038279260205171, 990038279240205171, 990038279250205171 Synopsis: In 2014, Efrat Lavry was at a concert in which the Na’amat Choir sang Marc Lavry’s songs. At the end of the concert, a lady turned to her and…


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Shir Zikhron Ya’akov, Song

A historic recording from Zikhron Ya’akov, 1952 Lyrics: Avraham Broides Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038410230205171, 990038410210205171, 990038410260205171, 990038410170205171 Synopsis: Hasya Shechterman, a neighbor of Efrat Lavry, the composer’s daughter, recalls: “On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Zikhron Ya’acov, the town celebrated for…


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Pardes Hanna, Song

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: Michael Deshe Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Synopsis: For the 50th anniversary of Pardes Hanna, the city commissioned a song from the poet Michael Deshe and the composer Marc Lavry. The only record of the song exists in the archive of the city of Pardes Hanna: A note with Michael Deshe’s…


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Shir Petah Tikva: Lehoratenu – Hora (A song for Petah Tikva), Song

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: Emanuel Harussi Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035289700205171 Synopsis: For the 70th anniversary of Petah Tikva on October 24, 1948, the city of Petah Tikva commissioned a song from poet Emanuel Harussi and composer Marc Lavry with the purpose of…


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Shir Hatotchanim (The Artillery Song), Song

Shalom Ronly-Riklis, Conductor Tizmoret Zahal (the Israeli Military Orchestra) The Jerusalem Choir Lyrics: Yitzhak Shalev Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037147900205171, 990038428520205171, 990038428390205171 Synopsis: At the end of the Sinai Campaign in 1956, when the IDF won the battle, numerous poets and song writers praised…


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Eich Naflu Giborim (How the Mighty have Fallen), Cantata – II

Note: In 1965, Marc Lavry composed a cantata Eich Naflu Giborim (How the Mighty have Fallen) – II, Opus 340, based on the biblical text “Thy Beauty, O Israel, Upon Thy High Places Is Slain” for Baritone, Choir, Strings, 3 Horns and Timpani. It was the second time he used the same text. In 1937…


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Eich Naflu Giborim (How the Mighty have Fallen), Cantata – I

Note: In 1937 Marc Lavry composed the first cantata Eich Naflu Giborim (How the Mighty have Fallen) – I, Opus 41 – “Thy Beauty, O Israel, Upon Thy High Places Is Slain” for Baritone and Symphonic Orchestra. At that time, Lavry was working with a Men’s Quartet so he made an adaptation of the Baritone…


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Latvian Songs for Voice and Orchestra

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: V. Skaistlang Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038377910205171, 990038377900205171


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Jazz & Love (Jazz und Liebe), Operetta

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: Osterreicher Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038376560205171 Information from the composer’s opus book: Performances: The National Theater, Zurich – 1931/2


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