Marc Lavry

Marc Lavry
מרק לברי
Born(1903-12-22)December 22, 1903
DiedMarch 24, 1967(1967-03-24) (aged 63)
Occupationscomposer and conductor
Known for"Mediterranean School" of composition

Marc Lavry (Hebrew: מרק לברי; December 22, 1903, Riga – March 24, 1967, Haifa) was an Israeli composer and conductor. Born in Latvia and trained in Germany, Lavry immigrated to Palestine in 1936, where he was instrumental in developing the "Mediterranean School" of composition, that merged elements of oriental Jewish and Arab music with modern European classical music.

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