Loading AI tools
Musical artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander "Sasha" Argov (Hebrew: סשה ארגוב, born Alexander Abramovich; Moscow, 26 October 1914 – Tel Aviv, 27 September 1995[1]) was a prominent Israeli composer.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as it is grossly over-referenced to the detriment of readability. (November 2022) |
Alexander "Sasha" Argov | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Alexander Abramovich |
Born | Moscow, Russian Empire | 26 October 1914
Died | 27 September 1995 80) Tel Aviv, Israel | (aged
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Argov was born Alexander Abramovich in Moscow, Russia in 1914; later changing his last name to its Hebrew version, Argov, in 1946.[8] His father was a dentist and his mother a concert pianist.[8] He began studying the piano with his mother at the age of three, and at the age of six he began to compose music by ear which his mother transcribed into music notation for him.[8] He had no formal education in music outside of his lessons with his mother.[8]
He migrated to British Palestine from Russia in 1934 with his parents.[6][9] He never made a living with his music, working first as a bank clerk and later owning and operating a bookshop.[8]
Argov composed many popular songs, producing approximately 1,200 works.[8][9][10][11] Among them were "Hareut" and songs for the Israel Defense Forces, film, and theater.[10][12][13][14] In 1948 he published Ha’Chizbatron, a collection of his songs written for the entertainment of Israeli troupes.[8] He collaborated with Chaim Hefer and Matti Caspi, two of whose albums feature melodies written exclusively by Argov.[15] He also composed several film scores and musicals for the stage; of which the most successful was Shlomo hamelech ve’Shalmai hansandlar (‘King Solomon and the Cobbler’) which premiered in 1964.[8] In 1988, he was awarded the Israel Prize in Hebrew song.[10][15][16]
Sasha Argov died in 1995, at the age of 80. He was buried in Yarkon cemetery.
His archive is kept in the Israel National Library.
Streets were named after him in several cities in Israel: in Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Ra'anana, Kfar Saba, Ramla, and in Netivot.
In 2009, Israel Post issued a series of 12 stamps on "Israeli Music"; In this series, a stamp was dedicated to the memory of Sasha Argov.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.