Nathan Shahar (; 1937–2021) was an Israeli choir conductor, composer, and musicologist, an author of several books on Hebrew singing.Nathan Shahar
For many years, he taught the history of Hebrew singing at Beit Berl College and Ben-Gurion University."אני רוצה תמיד עיניים כדי לראות"
Notable songs — lyrics by ; first place at the 1965 Singer and Chorus Festival (:he:פסטיבל הזמר והפזמון 1965), performed by Arik Einstein and an additional performance by Yafa Yarkoni.
Books “Ha-Shir ha-Eretz-Israeli 1920-1950: Me'afyenim. Musiqaliyim ve-Sotzio-Musiqaliyim” [The Eretz-Israeli Song 1920-1950: Sociomusical and Musical Aspects], Ph.D. dissertation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 [in Hebrew] Shir Shir Ala-Na [Song O Song, Go Up]. Modan Publishing, 2006.אם כל כך רע, אז למה כולם שרים [If it's so bad, then why is everyone singing?] - review of the books Shir Shir Ala-Na by Shahar and "Come, Hebrew Song," by Talila Eliram Shirat Hanoar-Ma Sharu Betnuot Hanoar [The Song of Our Youth]. Jerusalem: Yad Iizhak Ben Zvi, 2018
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