Tzvi Avni
About Tzvi Avni
Tzvi Avni (first name sometimes spelled Zvi; Hebrew: צבי אבני; born Hermann Jakob Steinke 1927) is an Israeli composer. He was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, and emigrated to Mandate Palestine as a child. He studied with Paul Ben-Haim. On the recommendation of Edgard Varèse, he became involved at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in the 1960s. Later he founded an electronic studio at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, following the guidelines of his mentor in New York, Vladimir Ussachevsky.
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Vocalise
Vocalise (1964)
Psalms: No. 1, O Clap Your Hands All Ye People - Psalm 57
Lyric Episodes
A Song of Degrees (Psalm 120)
Prayer
Lyric Episodes - Tzvi Avni
Vocalise (1984)
Vocalise (Pnina Avni, soprano)
Autumn Interludes: II. There Are Nights
Mizmorei Tehillim: Psalm 150
Mizmorei Tehillim: Psalm 48: 2
Se questo e un homo: II. Il tramonto di Fossoli
Mizmorei Tehillim: Psalm 47: 1-2, 6, 8
From My Diary: No. 5. Amen
Klarinettenquintett: II. The Commitee Discussion
Klarinettenquintett: V. Evening Soliloquy
Apropos Klee - Calypso (Insula Dulcamara)
Mizmorei Tehillim
From My Diary: No. 4. Sin Lieth ar the Door
From My Diary: V. Amen
Capriccio for Piano
Mizmorei tehilim: No. 1, Psalm 47
Songs and Melodies
Metamorphoses on a Chorale
Klarinettenquintett: III. Presence of the Past
From My Diary: No. 1. The Lost Pastorale
Epitaph, "Piano Sonata No. 2"
From My Diary: No. 2. Heroic Fiddling
From My Diary: No. 3. Night Song of a Flying Octopus
Programme Music 1980: II. The Dream of the Broken Mirror
Programme Music 1980: III. Magritte a Dilemma?
From My Diary: I. The Lost Pastorale
From My Diary: III. Night Song of a Flying Octopus
In Spite of All That
Mizmorei tehilim: No. 3, Psalm 150
Klarinettenquintett: I. The Unexpected Guest
Gescharim - con anima
Five Pantomimes: II. Chagall's I and the Village"
Andante meditativo
Programme Music 1980: I. The Machine Game
Psalms: No. 3, Halleluya - Psalm 150
From My Diary: II. Heroic Fiddling
Credo für Streichtrio
The Ship of Hours: I. Stones of the Ancient Wall
The Ship of Hours: II. Arab Village
Mizmorei tehilim: No. 2, Psalm 48
Tre piccoli canti notturni: No. 3, Prima dell'alba
Accanto ad un fiume profondo: No. 2, In me vive un altro
Accanto ad un fiume profondo: No. 3, È caduta una stella
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