DANCE OF TIME (2016)
For flute, clarinet in Bb, vibraphone, violin, viola, and cello – ca. 6′
June 2014 Premiered in Beirut – Sen El Fil during the second annual concert of the composition department at the Lebanese Higher Conservatory of Music

About the peace

Dance of Time is a chamber music for 2 wind instruments (flute and clarinet in Bb), 2 string instruments (viola and cello), and one percussion instrument (vibraphone).
Based on an Arabic rhythm (أوساط عربي: Measure of 13 beats divided into sub measures: 4(F-f-f-f)-3(F-f-f)-2(F-f)-4(F-f-F-f)), and two series of Oriental scales (حجاز و راست).

In this composition, we go back in time to the old Arabic performance techniques, especially the “zanne”, the simple bass, melodic phrases, and other elements.