Pastoral Variée for Clarinet and Piano (1945) by Paul Ben-Haim. Israel Music Institute, 2001, SS, 27 + 9 pages. Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984) was a German-born Israeli composer and conductor who emigrated to Palestine in 1933. He was a champion of Jewish music and his compositions are in a late Romantic vein with Middle Eastern overtones. This is a piano reduction prepared by the composer (the original is for clarinet, harp and strings). This piece is begins with Thema-Sostenuto e dolce which is followed by six variations in various tempos and styles. (C1187)