Yehezkel Braun (Hebrew: יחזקאל בראון‎, born January 18, 1922), is an Israeli composer.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Biography

From the age of two, Braun, was brought up in Mandate Palestine in close contact with Jewish and East-Mediterranean traditional music. The influence of this background is clearly felt in his compositions.

He is a graduate of the Israel Academy of Music and holds a Master's degree in Classical Studies from Tel Aviv University.

In 1975, he studied Gregorian chant with Dom Jean Claire at the Benedictine monastery of Solesmes in France. His main academic interests are traditional Jewish melodies and Gregorian chant. He lectured on these and other subjects, at universities and congresses in England, France, the United States and Germany. Yehezkel Braun is Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University.

[edit] Awards

In 2001, Braun was awarded the Israel Prize, for music.^[1][2]

[edit] References

• Darryl Lyman: Great Jews in Music. J. D. Publishers, Middle Village, N.Y, 1986.

[edit] External links

• Yehezkel Braun official website

[edit] See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients
• Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

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