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Hajdu André

Composer
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1932
 
5th March, 1932 - 1st August, 2016

Andre Hajdu was born in Hungary in 1932. He studied at Liszt Music Academy in Budapest with Szervánszky and Szabó (composition), Szegedi and Kósa (piano), and Kodály (ethnomusicology). He was involved in research about Gypsy’s musical culture and published several articles on this subject. In 1955 he won the first prize with his Gypsy Cantata at the competition of World Festival of youth in Warsaw.

In 1956 he emigrated to Paris and continued his studies at the Conservatoire with Darius Milhaud (composition) and Olivier Messiaen (philosophy of music) and obtained the 1st price in the discipline.

From 1966 he lived in Jerusalem. He taught at the Tel-Aviv Music Academy from 1966-1991 and at Bar-Ilan University from 1970. He served as chairman in the Music Department there and founded a composition department.

Paralelly he studied Jewish Klezmer and Hassidic repertories and published several articles on this subject. As a composer he was deeply involved in Jewish topics, not only on the usual folkloristic or liturgical levels, but also confronted more abstract subjects of Jewish thought (Oral Law, philosophical books of the Bible) as well as Jewish History.

In 1997 he obtained the Israel Prize for his oeuvre in composition, research and teaching.
 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
1999 Hajdu, André: Álmok Spanyolországból; Concerto egy század alkonyán
(Hajdu, André: Dreams of Spain; Concerto for an Ending Century) 		Hungaroton HCD 31872 Own
 
Title Type Year
"Mishnayot" (The floating tower) Choral music 1973
"Plasmas" Instrumental solo 1957
"Sports" Orchestral work 1964
"Sports" Instrumental solo 1956
"Venahafoch hou" (Just the opposite) Mixed choir 1975
A Little Hell Symphony orchestra 1959
The Song of the Sea Children's choir 1975
The Ten Plagues Incidental music 1982
Adagio for Piano Solo Instrumental solo 2007
Aimantation (Arfilei Tohar) - For Piano Instrumental solo 2007
Al Aha Kama Vechama (All the More) Chamber Music 1975
B.A.C.H D.I.E.S – 2000 Ensemble 2000
Babeliana Symphony orchestra 1964
Bashful Serenade Concerto 1979
Be gov ha arayot / In the Lion´s Den !to be determined 0
Bestiary Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1993
Birth of a Niggun Chamber Music 1998
Book of Challenges I, II, III Instrumental solo 1999
Caprices multicolores Chamber Music 1988
Chaconne for Guitar Instrumental solo 1965
Chants from the Hidden (Shirim min Hageniza) Instrumental solo 2003
Gypsy Cantata Choir and orchestra 1955
Cinque Pezzi Piccoli / Five Little Pieces Instrumental solo 2015
Concerto Concerto 1978
Concerto for an Ending Century (Piano Concerto No. 2) Concerto 1990
Continuum in Memoriam M. Seter Chamber Music 1995
Conversations with Domenico Chamber Music 2006
Coplas Sefaradi - 4 Ladino Songs Chamber Music 2004
Die dritte Hand / The Third Hand Instrumental solo 2001
Divertimento String orchestra 1988
Domenico et Frederico - Une Correspondance Posthume / Domenico and Frederico - A Posthumous Correspondence Instrumental solo 2007
Eaux limpides / Limpid Waters Instrumental solo 2002
Ehad Mi Yodea (Who Knows One) Chamber Music 1975
Five Sketches in Sentimental Mood - For Piano Quartet Chamber Music 1976
Four Mishnayoth Mixed choir 1972
Four Songs Without Words Choir and solo instrument(s) 1993
Harmony Lesson in the Middle East Instrumental solo 2002
Seven Songs on Texts of James Joyce Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1965
1st Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Concerto 1968
Insomnia noctis / Shadows and Echoes Chamber Music 2004
Instants Suspendus Instrumental solo 1978
Instants Suspendus Instrumental solo 1990
Inventions - For Violin and Cello Chamber Music 2009
Job and his Comforters Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra 1992
Journal from Sidi-Bou-Said Instrumental solo 1960
Jonas - Biblical Opera for Children’s Choir and Alto Solo Opera 1987
Chamber Music for Jewish Weddings Chamber Music 1986
Kings of Misery Stage work 2009
Kohelet (l’Ecclesiaste) Incidental music 1993
Two Songs on Miklos Radnóti´s Poems Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1949
La chanson d´un petit hypertrophique Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1957
Little Symphony for Winds Chamber Music 1988
Ludus Paschalis Solo voice(s), choir & chamber ensemble 1970
Lyric Suite Chamber Music 2005
Metamorphoses - For Piano Instrumental solo 1996
Military Diary - The Art of Canon Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1976
Mimes and Pantomimes – For Double Bass Instrumental solo 2008
Mishley - King´s Solomon Proverbs Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1977
Mishna Variations Chamber Music 1999
Modifications Instrumental solo 2015
Moments musicaux (Octet version) Chamber Music 1989
Moments musicaux - For Flute, Clarinet, Viola and Cello Chamber Music 1989
Music for Three (Violin, Cello, Piano) Chamber Music 1999
Niggunim - For Male Choir and Instrumental Group Choir and chamber ensemble 1986
Noir sur Blanc / Black on White Instrumental solo 1988
Nostalgia for Pontito Instrumental solo 2009
On Light and Depht Chamber orchestra 1984
On the Wings of a Butterfly Instrumental solo 2009
Overture in the Form of a Kite String orchestra 1985
Pieces Solitaires Instrumental solo 2015
Plasmas Ensemble 1982
Prelude and Choral Variations on Habad Folktunes Choir and chamber ensemble 1979
Psalms Symphony orchestra 1982
Psalmus Hebraicus (Pada beshalom nafschi) Choir and solo instrument(s) 2003
Purim Songs Children's choir 1988
Quatre Morceaux Romantiques Instrumental solo 2016
Raglaim S´mechot / Merry Feet Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1977
Reed and Breeze Chamber Music 2008
House of Saul Mixed choir 1974
Scarlatti’s Cat Chamber Music 2002
Six Sketches in Sentimental Mood Chamber Music 1977
Six Viennese Portraits Chamber Music 2000
Six other a capella pieces from the Book of Proverbs Choir a cappella 1997
Sonatina rotativa / Revolving sonatina Chamber Music 2001
Songs of Napolo Choir a cappella 1992
Splinters of Night [Ressisei Laila] Symphony orchestra 2001
Stanzas of Love and Death Female choir 1995
Symphonie Concertante Symphony orchestra 1993
Serenade Chamber Music 1979
Symphony Symphony orchestra 1980
Sonatine in French Style for Flute and Cello Instrumental solo 1990
T’sror Hachaim (Cycles of Life) Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra 1984
The Art of Piano Playing Instrumental solo 1988
The Foundation of Our City Wind orchestra 0
The Horse and the Coachman Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 2009
The Milky Way No. 1 - The Child and the Pendulum / Die Milchstrasse No. 1 - Das Kind und das Pendel Instrumental solo 1975
The Milky Way No. 2 - Rhythmical Patterns / Die Milchstrasse No. 2 - Rhythmusmodelle Instrumental solo 1976
The Milky Way No. 3 - From Monody to Harmony / Die Milchstrasse No. 3 - Von der Monodie zur Harmonie Instrumental solo 1976
The Milky Way No. 4 - Music in styles / Die Milchstrasse No. 4 - Musik in Stilen Instrumental solo 1976
The Postcard Solo voice(s) with ensemble 1982
The Prophet of Truth and the Prophet of Deceit Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra 1977
The Questions of the Sons´ Mixed choir 1974
The Tower Floating in Mid-Air Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra 1972
The Unbearable Intensity of Youth Symphony orchestra 1976
The Upright Pianist - 16 Pieces for a Standing Player Instrumental solo 2005
Three Settings on Obadia the Proselyte´s Songs Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1966
Three Settings on Shabbat Table Songs – For a cappella male choir Male choir 2002
Three Songs from the Book of Proverbs Choir and solo instrument(s) 1990
Two Hassidic Tunes Instrumental solo 1975
Two Prayer Songs Instrumental solo 1975
Une Sonate Tardive / A Late Sonata Instrumental solo 2005
Vocal Games with the Hungarian language Choir a cappella 2013
Voyage autour de mon piano / Voyage Around My Piano Instrumental solo 1963
When the Bible Smiles Children's choir 2007
Sonatine for Piano Instrumental solo 1958
Jewish Rhapsody (Truat Melekh) (Shout of the King) String orchestra 1974
Dreams of Spain (Cantata about the expulsion of the Jews from Spain) Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra 1991
Gesänge über Budapest - Liederzyklus für Baritonstimme und Klavier auf Gedichte ungarischer Dichter Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) 1969
Five Etudes on Jewish Themes - For Violin and Clarinet Chamber Music 1987
Five Inventions for Piano Duet (Morning Thoughts) Chamber Music 1983
Ancient Dances (From the Towns of Eastern Europe) Wind orchestra 1986