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 HALIM EL-DABH Halim El-Dabh and Friends LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2011 Halim El-Dabh Halim
El-Dabh and Friends brings together an array of music covering the
composing life span of Halim El-Dabh. It is an eclectic compilation of
past and present. Traditional sounds blend with avant-gard note
bending. Monorhythms and solo drum calls juxtapose with polyrhythms.
Dramatic interweaving of sound interplays with traditional
representations in a truly innovative presentation. Come dance, wonder
and dream. HALIM EL-DABH Piano Music of Halim El-Dabh LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2009 Halim El-Dabh Piano
Music of Halim El-Dabh is a collection of piano compositions written by
Halim El-Dabh between the years 1932 and 2007. They are inspired by the
life forces of the Egyptian villages and the energy of the people he
interacted with. Represented are his two earliest pieces Misri-yaat and
Arabi-yaat written when he was eleven and thirteen years old. The
Legend which El-Dabh wrote in 1952, soon after his arrival in New York
City, speaks of his journey from Egypt to the USA. The five Egyptian
Folk Style Pieces were also written early in El-Dabh's life and are
based on folk tunes he had experienced since his childhood. These
Egyptian Folk Style Pieces were performed by Myrna Capp. Finally,
represented on this CD are five recently composed pieces (2005) which
El-Dabh created spontaneously while at the ivory keys of the piano.Halim El-Dabh speaks: "You
might describe my piano music as classical contemporary boardering on
the avant garde. My piano music is exhuberently sparkling,
flourishingly bouncy and alive, sometimes bending towards the dramatic
with a deep poetic tenderness."My
chordal and melodic styles are based on a structure that I coined and
named as "heteroharmony". It is an approach based on the friction of
tones in a desire to achieve unison. Sometimes I can achieve the
feelings of the quarter tone by executing tonal friction in tetrachords
of augmented seconds. "Occasionally these augmented
seconds could be juxtaposed over an Egyptian Arabic hijaz, or simply
over regular piano scales."
My classical piano music is universal, a mirror to the whole world
whether it is Arabic maqamat or some hidden 12 tone scale." HALIM EL-DABH The Dog Gone Deaf LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2009 Halim El-Dabh So
goes the legend - Dog, man's best friend, risked his life to pull man
out of the abyss. But man alas responds to the dog with commands and an
authoritative attitude. The dog covers his ears - the dog done gone
deaf.Created
with this in his mindseye, Halim El-Dabh weaves a synthesis of
resonances which evoke down to earth sounds mixed with the mystical and
magical realms. He writes for an extended range in all the
instruments, stemming from a desire to transcend limits and to push
beyond norms. He holds onto traditional elements and stays the
authentic while layering his tonal explorations in pursuit of new
dimensions of sounds. Truly avant-garde and eclectic.Master musicians Thierry Amar -
string bass, Jean Derome - baritone sax, bass fluteHalim El-Dabh - piano, vocal, Malcolm Goldstein - violin, Sam Shalabi - oud, Ziya Tabassian - percussion form The Barking Dog Sextext for this world premiere at Suoni Per Poplo in Montreal.  HALIM EL-DABH The Osiris Ritual: LISTEN NOW PURCHASE Ptahmose and the Magic Spell Part 1 © 2009 Halim El-Dabh The
story of death and resurrection as told from ancient Egyptian
mythology, recounted in an opera written by Halim El-Dabh in 1972 and
performed by The Hawthorne School of Washington, D.C.
 HALIM EL-DABH Crossing Into the Electric Magnetic LISTEN AND PURCHASE © 2008 Halim El-Dabh (701376169925) Halim
El-Dabh's electronic
music compositions call forth mystical, haunting, and
humbling voices which melt words into sound. From a Cairo
radio station in 1944 to the studios of Columbia Princeton his electronic music has led to him to being proclaimed the "father of electronic music" by WIRE Magazine in 2007. Crossing Into the Electric Magnetic is a timeless classic.  HALIM EL-DABH African Village Music LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2009 Halim El-Dabh Halim
El-Dabh has conducted ethnomusicological research in the Congo, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa,
Sudan, and Zaire. Within the African Diaspora, his research also
includes Brazil, Jamaica, and the United States.El-Dabh
has written for African instruments and African themes. His works in
opera, symphony, ballet, orchestra, chamber and electronic music are
inspired from the heart of cultures in Africa and Asia. Information
about his works can be found on his website at www.halimeldabh.com.
Presented in this CD are selected pieces from El-Dabh's vast collection
of studies, travels and performances by and with African
peoples.
African Village Music is Halim El-Dabh's third ethnomusicological field
research CD release under the Halim El-Dabh Music label. El-Dabh often
participated with the villagers in song, dance. HALIM EL-DABH African Melody and Beat LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2008 Halim El-Dabh (701376170228) Halim
El-Dabh has conducted ethnomusicological research in the Congo, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa,
Sudan, and Zaire. African Melody and Beat is selected from
El-Dabh's vast collection of studies, travels and performances by and
with African peoples, including various cultures from the African
continent: Egypt,
Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal & Zaire as recorded by
Halim El-Dabh HALIM EL-DABH Drum Voices of Africa LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2008 Halim El-Dabh (701376170020) Renowned
ethnomusicologist Halim El-Dabh's recordings of his studies, travels
and performances by and with African peoples in Zaire, Mali and
Ethiopia. Gathered from his ethnomusicological research
across Africa,
Halim shares his experience of African cultures on the Drum Voices CD. HALIM EL-DABH Music Compositions Throughout the Years Performances at Kent State University LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2008 Halim El-Dabh (701376170525) Professor
emeritus Halim El-Dabh celebrates his fortieth year of teaching at Kent
State University with a musical medley of his favorite works, performed
by the Kent State University Orchestra, Tuyen Tonnu and KSU's Flash in
the Pan, among others.El-Dabh
juxtaposes traditional tribal sounds with contemporary music styles,
creating operas, symphonies, ballets, chamber music and electronic
music. Join us on a musical journey. HALIM EL-DABH 80th Birthday Gala Concert LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2008 Halim El-Dabh (701376170426) KSU
faculty, students, and musicians honor Halim on his eightieth birthday
with harp, derabucca, bassoon, flute, clarinets, marimba and theremin.
Join us for a celebration of Halim's work, performed by his friends at
the Ludwig Recital Hall on Kent State University's campus on April 17,
2001. HALIM EL-DABH Suites and Symphonies LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2008 Halim El-Dabh (701376170426) Halim's Clytemnestra Suite
"Orchestral Elaborations" conducted by Nathaniel Chase andSymphony no.3 played by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and conducted by John Ferrito. Clytemnestra was
first composed for the Martha Graham Dance Company's epic dance drama
and premiered on Broadway
in 1958. Halim connects the dark
underworld of Hades with the idea of rebirth for those who become
conscious of their crimes. Halim created the Clytemnestra Suites as an
orchestral rendition of his original composition.Symphony
no.3 was written by Halim El-Dabh in 1953 in Cairo, Egypt.
Thirty-seven years later it has been revised and performed by
the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. With poetic strings and wind, brass
and percussion, Halim weaves a mystical fabric enveloping the number
thirteen and the mystery and enigma of living forces with
feelings of fear, hope, and love. HALIM EL-DABH Chambers and Concertos LISTEN NOW PURCHASE © 2009 Halim El-Dabh Halim
El-Dabh presents a collection of
chamber works and two concertos, featuring prominent artists: Tuyen
Tonnu performs the Surrr-Rahh piano concerto with the Kent State
University Orchestra, Bryan Thomas performs Aapep and Ra on string
bass, and master saxophonist Greg Banazak performs the Pomegranate Concerto with
breath taking beauty.Egyptian
Calypso, originally written as a steel drum piece, is adapted here for
strings, saxophone and
congas. El-Dabh has composed a total of six
symphonic works, ten
operas, and numerous chamber and solo pieces. His
works have been performed
on all continents.
 HALIM EL-DABH Total Satisfaction LISTEN NOW PURCHASE A Medley of the Works of Halim El-Dabh © 2009 Halim El-Dabh Halim
El-Dabh uses primeval and ancient vocal sounds in utterance, oratory
and melody combined with unique vocal percussive techniques and
electro-acoustic treatment. Halim presents a variety of compositions
for solo instruments, vocal, chamber and electronic music that reflect
ancient cultures, yet bring to life new sounds and new
beginnings in the contemporary classical world.From
solo acoustic guitar played by Yuval Avital (composed by Halim in 1952)
to the electronic Conversations
with Theremin (2005), from Intimacy's Blake
Tyson on Marimba to Halim's solo piano work Meditations on the Nile you
will enjoy the broad range of Halim's creations. He even indulges us
with Belly Dance Classic
(2004) for those who wish to get up and groove!Available locally in Kent, Ohio at: Kent State University Bookstore (330) 672-2762 Available in the bookstore, call for shipping. Order online using course code: PAS 42095 Campus Book and Supply 112 South Lincoln Street Kent, Ohio 44240 (330) 677-1400 Woodsy's Music 135 South Water Street Kent, Ohio 44240 (330) 673-1525 Digital Downloads are currently available at CD Baby: Piano Music of Halim El-DabhThe Dog Gone Deaf The Osiris Ritual: Ptahmose and the Magic Spell Part 1 Crossing Into the Electric Magnetic Drum Voices of Africa African Village Music African Melody and Beat Halim El-Dabh Musical Compositions Throughout the Years Halim El-Dabh 80th Birthday Gala Concert Suites and Symphonies Chambers and Concertos Total Satisfaction |
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