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Category: Vocal Music

Yiftach Ubito (Jephta and his Daughter)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Sonia Brown Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038376370205171, 990038376350205171, 990038376380205171, 990038376340205171 Additional Details: The libretto is based on a novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. Synopsis: Sonia Brown met Lavry in 1965 while in Los Angeles when he was invited…


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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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Shirei Am (Folk Songs)

Movements: Halachti Li Lasu’ach (I Went for a Stroll) Hasidic Dance Hasidic Song Avraham Hava Venitpaisa (Let’s Make Up) Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Additional Details: In 1937 Lavry arranged songs for a male quartet for a concert in December of…


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Shirim Eretzisraelim (IsraeIi Songs)

Movements: Polka Eize Peleh (what a wonder) Hava Nagila Shir Ha-Emek, Opus 40 Shir Eres (Lullaby Song) Orange (by Menashe Rabina) Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Additional Details: In 1937 Lavry arranged songs for a male quartet for a concert in…


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Homat Yerushalayim (The Wall of Jerusalem), Oratorio

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Aharon Ashman Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037145650205171 Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: Oratorio in 2 parts for soloists, narrator, 2 choirs and orchestra. The play by…


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Shirei Poalim (Laborers’ Songs)

Movements: Shir Avoda Hungari (Hungarian Work Song) Shir Avoda Sini (Chinese Work Song) Shir Hahalutz (The Pioneer Song), Opus 49 Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition.


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Shlosha Hazanim (Three Cantors)

Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition.


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Shirei Namal (Harbor Songs)

Movements: Yifrach Namal (The Harbor Shall Develop) Sirati (My Boat), Opus 50 Shir Hanamal (The Harbor Song) Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035290380205171 Additional Details: In 1937 Lavry arranged songs for a male quartet for a concert in December of…


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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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