Category: music
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Works for Recorder
Two opuses by Wajdi Abou Diab, dedicated to this amazing beautiful instrument! Taqassim suite – Opus 1 for recorder family and harpsichordMusic and harpsichord by Wajdi Abou DiabRecorders by Farid Rahme Taqassim “تقاسيم” is a suite of 6 miniature pieces for the recorder family (and harpsichord) which may be played together or separately. Each piece…
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A Tribute to Zaki Nassif
Zaki Nassif was a Lebanese song writers and singer. He was influential among the first generation of composers for the mass audience for music on radio in Lebanon in the 1940s and 1950s, and continued to be a force in Lebanese music until his death in 2004. His compositions continue to be performed in Lebanon…
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Projects with the Oud player Abbas Kassamany
The first project between the Lebanese composer Wajdi Abou Diab and the Oud player Abbas Kassamany was the album “Irtihal”, include 7 pieces composed by Abass and arranged by Wajdi, one piece composed and arranged by Wajdi, and two oud improvisation (Takassim) The following projects where performed by the Lebanese oriental orchestra conducted by the…
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Our Special Quarantine
Happy to share with you 3 of my arrangements for the great Zaki Nassif, and Melhem Barakat, in a special tribute to Lebanon! Recorded during the quarantine by three youth ensembles, “The Arabic Ensemble of the AUB Zaki Nassif Program”, the “I.P.S.M ( أوركسترا و جوقة المتن – معهد مار مخايل الإحترافي للفنون)”, and the…
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Ya Hnayena
French Horn: Amr SelimPiano: Seba AliViolin: Sarah MallahLive Recording: Raghid Fadia JureidiniPhoto and video: Ramzi KadiIrwin Hall, LAU Beirut Ya Hnayena Opus 11A, for French Horn, Piano, and Violin Inspired by the Lebanese ancient folk tune called ” Ya Hnayena” and the “Dal’ona” rhythm, this piece combines the Arabic scales (Maqamat) and some traditional famous Arabic…
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“From Far Away”
An Orchestral Concert series by Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra, Tunisia 88 Honors Choir, Kairos Arts – 凱樂思藝術, in LAU Beirut – Lebanon, and Gebze University – TurkeySeba Ali, Artistic Director Two Arabic orchestral arrangements by the Lebanese composer Wajdi Abou Diab was performed during this project
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Longa and Samai’ – with Piano Accompaniment
This book aims to put some pieces from the classical Arabic repertoire in a form that can be presented in any classical chamber music concert along with the occidental repertoire, willing to give Arabic music the opportunity to be performed more often by any professional musician, regardless his musical background and languages, and to occupy…
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