(b Saarbrücken, 2 Sept 1927). Israeli composer of German birth. He studied with Ehrlich, Ben-Haim and Seter at the Tel-Aviv Academy, and in North America (1962-4). After an early nationalist phase he began to use avant-garde techniques, including electronics; among his works are large-scale religious tableaux.

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