BEL AFRAH | FRENCH HORN TRIO | بالافراح

BEL AFRAH | FRENCH HORN TRIO | SCORE VIDEO | WAJDI ABOU DIAB | وجدي ابوذياب | بالافراح

Composed By Wajdi Abou Diab
French Horn: Amr Selim
Piano: Seba Ali
Violin: Mario Rahi
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at redbouth studio

BEL AFRAH (بالأفراح)

Opus 11B for French Horn, Violin, and Piano.

This Trio is the second in the Opus 11, inspired by the Arabic wedding tradition, and a folk tune that used to be sung during these events. in this trio, the French Horn, as a soloist, plays as an Arabic instrument, in a clear oriental mood, including the three-quarter tone from the Arabic Maqam world, and adding the accent following the rhythm used, which is the “ZAFFA” rhythm. the ambiance in the piece turns gradually from a peaceful memorial mood to a messy anxious one, with a long progression in elements, dynamics, and tension, to round it up with a memory from the introduction, resembling the emotional state that the family passes through during the long days of the wedding.