Arabic Folk Tunes for Solo piano

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Take a journey into the beauty and drama of Arabic melody and rhythm with award-winning Lebanese composer and pianist Wajdi Abou Diab, as he explores some of the most popular songs of the Middle East and North Africa. His arrangements for solo piano encapsulate the spirit of these famous songs and the richly poetic stories they tell.
This book is a collection of the most famous Arabic folk songs, chosen from all the Arabic regions, including tunes from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia, Irak and more, arranged for solo piano by the Lebanese pianist and composer Wajdi Abou Diab.
This book gives the opportunity for pianists all around the globe the to play and experience the beauty of the Arabic melodies and rhythms, in a simple arrangement that maintains the spirit of those songs and reflects the story of each one of them.
At the same time, this book gives Arabic music the chance to be performed on the most played instrument around the globe, lets it take a part in classical recitals and concerts, and helps Arabic traditional music to be heard and performed in cultures.

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14 responses to “Arabic Folk Tunes for Solo piano”

  1. Kimball Gallagher Avatar
    Kimball Gallagher

    Due to evolving traditions, today’s classical musicians mainly learn by reading and not so much by ear or by oral tradition. For pianists, like myself and many others, who crave an entry way into the world of Arabic music generally and Arabic folk music specifically Wajdi’s work fills a void! Huge admiration for his vision, his faithfulness to traditions linked with openness to new pathways.

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    1. wajdiaboudiab Avatar
      wajdiaboudiab

      thank you dear Kimball!

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  2. Ramzi Hakim Avatar
    Ramzi Hakim

    I really have to say that they are really such a lovely piano arrangements that gives the pianist the opportunity to experience and play the most well known Arabic tunes. I already gone through the whole book and recorded some of them. The composer has done a great job, Well done!!

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    1. wajdiaboudiab Avatar
      wajdiaboudiab

      thank you dear Ramzi for your review!

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  3. Aliénor Khalifé Avatar
    Aliénor Khalifé

    This great book gives pianists the chance to play wonderful arrangements of oriental music! Looking forward to work on them and share them with my friends in Lebanon and also with the ones in Germany, who always ask me about oriental music!
    Thank you Wajdi and Mabrouk!

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    1. wajdiaboudiab Avatar
      wajdiaboudiab

      Thank you dear Aliénor!

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  4. sally Avatar
    sally

    will there be more piano arrangements any soon ? I’m desperately searching for Fayrouz and Farid al attach piano scores. I hope many other volumes are released soon.

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    1. wajdiaboudiab Avatar
      wajdiaboudiab

      Hello Sally, already the book includes many folk tunes performed by feyrouz (bent al shalabiya, rozana, el helwa de…) check them out! For the great Farid Al Atrash, unfortunately, his work is still under copyrights, so I can’t arrange his music for now. Thank you for asking.

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    Chicago Arabic Music Workshop – Wajdi Abou Diab

    […] to them perform selections from the two books “Longa and Sama’i” and “Arabic Folk Tunes“, and to guide them through the pieces, a workshop with the Lebanese composer Wajdi Abou Diab […]

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  6. Isa Groat Avatar
    Isa Groat

    Good site you’ve got here.. It’s difficult to find high quality writing like yours nowadays. I honestly appreciate people like you! Take care!!

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    1. wajdiaboudiab Avatar
      wajdiaboudiab

      thank you for your comment!

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    Blog Content – Wajdi Abou Diab

    […] Arabic Folk Tunes for Solo pianoPublished on 11 July، 2020(read more…) […]

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  8. Saintes Residency March 2022 – Wajdi Abou Diab Avatar
    Saintes Residency March 2022 – Wajdi Abou Diab

    […] I presented to him my project for the solo piano pieces and gifted him a copy of my book “Arabic Folk Tunes” for solo piano to use with his students as an introduction to the Arabic music. And I am […]

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  9. Angela Sal Avatar
    Angela Sal

    This is such a great book and should be in everyone’s collection. I’ve performed several of these pieces myself and have taught some to my high school students as well. Good music and well arranged – plenty of room for interpretation and bringing out different lines. For recordings, I’d start with Ramzi Hakim’s album containing all the pieces.

    Thank you for such an excellent collection, and always look forward to discovering more of your music!

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