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Halim El-Dabh

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Also known as Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh

American composer (1921-2017)

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • Bacchanalia, for orchestra
  • Hindi-yaat, no. 1
  • Juxtaposition, no. 1
  • Mekta' in the art of kita'
  • Tabla-dance

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1921-03-04
Active to
2017-09-02
to clean up

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11,642
Total plays
53,381

Tags

electronicmusique concretemusique concrèteegyptianethnomusicologist

Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh (Arabic: حليم عبد المسيح الضبع‎‎, Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍabʻ; March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian American composer, performer, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who has had a career spanning six decades. El-Dabh is best known as an early pioneer of electro-acoustic music. HIs "Wire Recorder Piece" (1944), produced before the introduction of tape recorders, can be considered the very first piece of Musique Concrete. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ha

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Halim
Gender
male
Citizenship
Egypt
Place of birth
Cairo
Place of death
Kent
Languages spoken
Egyptian Arabic
Native language
Egyptian Arabic
Student of
Ernst Krenek
Instrument
piano
Image
Halim El-Dabh2.jpg
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Halim El-Dabh
date of birth
1921-03-04
date of death
2017-09-02
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