{{Short description|Dutch-Israeli composer (1903–2006)}} '''Miriam Shatal''' ({{Langx|he|מרים שטל}}; December 12, 1903 – November 27,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.myheritage.co.il/names/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%9C |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=www.myheritage.co.il |title=חיפוש רשומות היסטוריות בחינם }}</ref> 2006) was a Dutch-Israeli biologist, painter and composer<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Weitz |first=Jay |date=1989 |title=Review |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23507496 |journal=Fontes Artis Musicae |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=335–337 |jstor=23507496 |issn=2471-156X }}</ref> of choral works.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hixon |first=Donald L. |title=Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography |date=1993 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |others=Don A. Hennessee |isbn=0-8108-2769-7 |edition=2nd |location=Metuchen, N.J. |oclc=28889156}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Shatal was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, as '''Marianne Schifra "Jannie" Pinkhof'''. Miriam was the sister of Clara Asscher-Pinkhof, who went on to become a successful author of children's books. In 1929, Marianne obtained a PhD in biology from the University of Amsterdam.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Cohen |first=Aaron I. |title=International Encyclopedia of Women Composers |publisher=Books & Music (USA) |year=1987 |isbn=978-0-9617485-2-4 |edition=2nd |location=New York |pages=637 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=yakir>{{cite web|url=https://beer7.localtimeline.com/index.php?option=com_localstory&view=event&tmpl=component&id=128&lang=he#showAsset-image-252|title=Dr. Miriam Shatal|publisher=Beersheba Municipality|work=1988 – יקירי העיר באר שבע}}</ref> In Germany in the 1930s, Marianne attempted to mediate conflict in the Zionist movements that was occurring between Erich Rosenblüth and the youth movement led by Henrietta Szold.<ref>Hecht, D. J. Religiöse Zionistinnen. Die Europäische Misrachi-Frauenorganisation 1929–1939. (German). '''Aschkenas: Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Kultur der Juden''', ''[s. l.]'', v. 29, n. 1, pp. 211–234, 2019. {{doi|10.1515/asch-2019-0014}} Disponível em: <nowiki>https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=137031061&site=eds-live&scope=site</nowiki>. Acesso em: 15 jul. 2022.</ref>
In 1948 she moved to Israel, and in 1949 to the city of Beersheba.<ref name=yakir/> She adopted the Hebrew first name of Miriam. In 1951 she joined a new choir in which she participated until 1985.<ref name=yakir/> In 1956 she started composing for her choir and beginning in 1968 she also painted.<ref name=yakir/> Shatal took composition lessons with Haim Alexander, Paul Ben-Haim and Arthur Geidrun.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life and legacy == In 1930,<ref name=yakir/> Marianne Pinkhof married Dr. Isidor "Ies" (Hebrew name: Yitzhak) Spangenthal, also from Amsterdam, with whom she had seven children. Yitzhak, who became a physician in Beersheba, hebraized their surname to Shatal. In 1988, Miriam Shatal received the beloved resident award from the Municipality of Beersheba, also for supporting Dr. Yitzhak Shatal in providing medical care under very difficult conditions.<ref name=yakir/> Shatal's correspondence with Paul Ben-Haim is archived at the National Library of Israel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shatal |first=Mirjam |title=Correspondence: Miriam Shatal – Paul Ben-Haim |date=1963 |language=English |oclc=875086039}}</ref> Shatal's music was published by the Israel Music Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=May Peace Be With You (Shalom aleichem) Miriam Shatal {{!}} mixed choir {{!}} Scores |url=https://www.imi.org.il/May-Peace-Be-With-You-Shalom-aleichem-Miriam-Shatal-mixed-choir-Scores |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=www.imi.org.il}}</ref>
== Compositions == Shatal's vocal compositions include: *''Al Har Gawoah'' (adapted for mixed chorus by M. Lushig)<ref name=":1" /> *“Echo”<ref name=":1" /> *''El Artsie'' (women's chorus)<ref name=":1" /> *''Four Ballads'' (voice and guitar)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=MacAuslan |first1=Janna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZsJAQAAMAAJ&q=miriam+shatal+composer |title=Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog |last2=Aspen |first2=Kristan |date=1997 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-29385-6 |language=en}}</ref> *''Heed'' (women's chorus)<ref name=":1" /> *''I Call Upon Thee'' (Hishba'ti Etchen; a cappella women's chorus)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hastetter |first=Michaela Christine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lUMXAQAAIAAJ&q=shatal+miriam |title='Horch! mein Geliebter!': die Wiederentdeckung der geistlichen Schriftauslegung in den Hoheliedvertonungen des 20. Jahrhunderts |date=2006 |publisher=EOS Verlag Erzabtei St. Ottilien |isbn=978-3-8306-7255-5 |language=de}}</ref> *Kina (women's chorus and violin)<ref name=":1" /> *''May Peace Be With You'' (Shalom Aleichem; a cappella mixed chorus)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qogJAQAAMAAJ&q=shatal+miriam |title=Musica judaica |date=1988 |publisher=American Society for Jewish Music |language=en}}</ref> *“Prayer”<ref name=":1" /> *''Psalm 104 Verse 4'' (Barchie Nafshi; mixed chorus)<ref name=":1" /> *“Psalm 133 Verse 3” (Ketal Chermon)<ref name=":1" />
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