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Sadai, Yizhak (b. May 13, 1935, Sofia). Bulgarian-born Israeli composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and electroacoustic works that have been performed throughout the world; he is also active as a writer.
Prof. Sadai studied composition with Alexander Boskovich at the Israel Conservatory of Music in Tel-Aviv from 1951-56 and later studied composition privately with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati and Josef Tal. He also attended Darmstadt in 1962 and 1964 and had fruitful contact with Pierre Schaeffer in Paris in 1966.
As a writer, he has contributed articles and essays on musical epistemology, musical phenomenology and musical perception to American, Croatian, French, German, and Spanish journals. He has also written the books Methodology of the Theory of Music (1960, Akademon), Harmony in its Systemic and its Phenomenological Aspects (1980, Yanetz) and Traité de sujets musicaux – envers une épistémologie musicale (2003, L'Harmattan).
He taught composition as a senior lecturer at the Academy of Music in Jerusalem from 1960-81 and at the Rubin Academy of Music of Tel-Aviv University from 1966-80. He later founded the electronic music studio at the Rubin Academy of Music of Tel-Aviv University in 1974, where he taught analysis, composition, music theory, and other subjects as Professor of Music from 1980-2003. In addition, he has guest-lectured in Europe and the USA.
He has lived in Israel since 1949.
The Israel Music Institute and Israeli Music Publications publish his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: ysad@post.tau.ac.il
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Ricercare symphonique, small orchestra, 1957; Nuances, small orchestra, 1965; Canti Fermi, Synclavier, small orchestra, 1986
CHAMBER MUSIC: Serenade, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1959; Interpolations variées, harpischord, string quartet, 1965; Anamorphoses, string quartet, 1982; Reprises, Synclavier, ensemble (alto flute, oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass), 1986; Antiphones, Synclavier, ensemble (piccolo [+ alto flute], clarinet [+ bass clarinet], French horn, trombone, violin, viola, cello, piano), 1986
CHORAL: Hatzvi Israel (cantata, text from the Book of Samuel), alto, baritone, mixed chorus, small orchestra, 1960; Prélude à Jérusalem (cantata, text by the composer), alto, tenor, bass, female speaker, 2 male speakers, mixed chorus, small orchestra, 1968
VOCAL: Divertimento (text from the Song of Solomon), alto, flute, viola, piano, 1955; Ecclesiastes (cantata, text from the Book of Ecclesiastes), alto, baritone, small orchestra, 1958; Psychoanalysis (cantata, text by the composer), alto, tenor, baritone, orchestra, 1959
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Aria da capo, violin, viola, cello, double bass, celesta, vibraphone, percussion, 2 tape recorders (2 operators), 1966; Song into the Night, 2-track tape, 1971; From the Diary of a Percussionist, percussion, 2-track tape, 1972; La prière interrompue, 2-track tape, 1975; Anagramme, small orchestra, 2-track tape, 1975; Trial 19 (audiovisual work, libretto by Recha Freier, after records from the Spanish Inquisition), female speaker, male speaker, 6-track tape, 1979
DIDACTIC MUSIC: Nine Educational Pieces, piano, 1972
(Last updated on May 30, 2005)
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