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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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