Category: music
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Music for Story Performance
A project I worked on with Thresh as part of a pilot program for the Adyan Foundation
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“Majnoun Layla” suite
Music by Wajdi Abou DiabPoems by Qays Ebn AL Moulawwah Translated by Hanin NakouziCover and graphics by Mohammad AloushDedicated to Kaiyin Huang Majnoun Layla Suite of 6 movements for Piano (and optional percussion) ٍPiano suite No. 2 – Majnoun Layla (مجنون ليلى) (2020)A suite of six movements for Piano (and optional Arabic percussion) – ca.…
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Warm-up Chorales for orchestra
“You mentioned most important things that a band leader will look for. A band conductor should know exactly what kind of sound he wants from his ensemble. Mainly that is caused by the level of the band and its available instrumentation. A dark and warm sound would be always my personal aim, perfectly in tune.…
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Lunigiana International Music Festival COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2020
After my participation in the LIMF Composition Competition 2020, with exactly 50 other composers around the world, I was so proud that my piece “Cry from a frozen pole” for Baritone, piano, violin, viola, and cello, on a poem by my friend Shadi Sawwan win an “HONORABLE MENTION” and the “SPECIAL PRIZE BY CLUSTER” (Alternate)…
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Scales and Arpeggios for piano
For all piano teachers and students, happy to announce that my scales and arpeggios book is now available online in two volumes (beginner and intermediate) About the book Scales and arpeggios fingering for Piano are designed to help the students learning the scales, with clear fingering and big font, coloring the black keys in black…
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Arabic Folk Tunes for Solo piano
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…
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موسيقى الصّور الشّمسيّة
الموسيقى تقاس بتأثيرها على سامعها، لا تقاس بآلاتها ولا عدد دقائقها وبساطتها أو تعقيدها. الموسيقى إذا لم تكن سيّئة المفعول والنّتيجة، هي كالصّورة الشّمسيّة، لا تصلح إلّا للمعاملات الرّسميّة الرّوتينيّة المملّة من مقالتي في جريدة 17 تشريين – العدد الخامس للمقال كاملا اضغط هنا
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The Lebanese National Anthem
After a special request by my pianist friend Seba Ali, i arranged this solo piano version of the Lebanese National Anthem. You can download the score here for free! Lebanon’s national anthem was written by Rashid Nakhle (رشيد نخلة) and composed by Wadih Sabra (وديع صبرا) in 1925. Adopted by the Lebanese government on July…
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Projects with the Composer Nabil Jaafar
Two projects gathered the two Lebanese composers Nabil Jaafar and Wajdi Abou Diab. Two pieces for piano, composed by Nabil Jaafar during his study in The Komitas state Conservatory in Yerevan, was orchestrated for Orchestra by Wajdi Abou Diab. The first piece called “Dabkeh”, after orchestrated by Wajdi Abou Diab, was performed by the Lebanese…
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