Tsippi Fleischer facts for kids

Tsippi Fleischer, born on May 20, 1946, is a famous composer from Israel. She creates many different kinds of music.

About Tsippi Fleischer

Tsippi Fleischer was born in Haifa, Israel. Her parents were from Poland. She grew up in a neighborhood where both Jewish and Arab people lived. Tsippi loved music from a young age. She studied piano and music theory at the Rubin Conservatory. She also went to Haifa Reali School. Later, she studied many subjects in college. These included music, Hebrew language, and the history of the Middle East. She also learned Arabic language and literature. In 1978, she married Aharon Dolgopolsky, who studied languages. They had one son. Today, Tsippi teaches music at universities in Tel Aviv.

Tsippi's Music Journey

In the early 1970s, Tsippi Fleischer became known for her work. She composed music for jazz, theater, and light music. She also arranged music for others. She often worked on projects for kids. For example, she worked with the Children's and Youth Theater in Tel Aviv. She also helped with a TV show called "Music in the Theater." From 1970 to 1972, she started a light music band called 'Banot Chava'. Then, from 1973 to 1975, she was the music director for the Be'er Sheva Theater. She even wrote a musical called "On the Fiddle."

Her Unique Style

Later in the 1970s, Tsippi started writing music for concerts. She has composed seven symphonies and four operas. She also writes chamber music, songs, and electronic pieces. Her music style has changed over the years. In the 1970s, her music was special in Israel. It was influenced by her studies of the Middle East. In the 1980s, she made this style even stronger. By the 1990s, her music included sounds from the Semitic world. She even added ideas from ancient cultures. In the 2000s, she started writing bigger works. This included full symphonies and operas. This allowed her to express even more through her music.

Awards and Honors

Tsippi Fleischer has received many important awards for her music. Here are some of them:

• ACUM Prize for her life's work
• Prime Minister's Prize for Israel's 50th anniversary
• Unesco-Paris (Rostrum) Prize for Composition
• Israel's Public Council for Culture and Art Prize for her Oratorio
• Named Foremost Career-Woman of Israel in Music for 1993 by Globes magazine
• ACUM Prize for her work Like Two Branches
• Awards from the governments of Finland and the United States
• Brahms Gesellschaft award from Germany
• Canadian Electro-Acoustic Community award
• ACUM Honorary Fellowship in 2017

Selected Musical Works

Tsippi Fleischer's music often combines Arabic and Jewish sounds. Here are some of her well-known compositions:

• Mein Volk (1995)
• Salt Crystals for a symphony orchestra (1995)
• Oratorio (1492-1992) – a large musical piece for orchestra and choir. It remembers the expulsion of Jews from Spain (1991).
• Like Two Branches – a cantata (a type of vocal music) in Arabic (1989).
• The Gown of Night – an electronic music piece with the voices of Bedouin children (1988).
• In the Mountains of Armenia – for Armenian girls, a narrator, and clarinet (1988).
• In Chromatic Mood (1986)
• The Clock Wants to Sleep – for children's or women's chorus (1980).
• A Girl Named Limonad (1977)
• Musical after Shalom Aleichem (1975)

Her Symphonies

Tsippi Fleischer has written several symphonies:

• Symphony No. 1 op. 33 (1995)
• Symphony No. 2 op. 48 (1998–2000)
• Symphony No. 3 op. 49 (2000)
• Symphony No. 4 op. 51 (2000)
• Symphony No. 5 op. 54 (2002–2004)

Where to Hear Her Music

Tsippi Fleischer's music has been recorded on CDs. You can find a full list of her recordings online. Some of her CDs include:

• Around the World with Tsippi Fleischer
• Music from Six Continents (several series)
• Tsippi Fleischer Symphonies I-V
• Cain and Abel
• Israel at 50
• Ethnic Silhouettes