Halim El-Dabh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Halim El-Dabh

American composer

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: El-Sakakini, Egypt

Date of Death: 02-Sep-2017

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: United States, Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Halim El-Dabh

  • Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh (Arabic: ???? ??? ?????? ??????, ?alim ?Abd al-Masi? al-?ab?; March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who has had a career spanning six decades.
  • He is particularly known as an early pioneer of electronic music.
  • In 1944 he composed one of the earliest known works of tape music, or musique concrète.
  • From the late 1950s to early 1960s he produced influential work at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.

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