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About Wadih Sabra
- Wadih Sabra (Arabic: ???? ????? Wadi' ?abra: 23 February 1876, in Beirut – 11 April 1952, in Beirut) was a Lebanese composer and founder of the National Higher Conservatory of Music in Lebanon.
- As a composer his music is characterized as a blend of Western and Eastern musical languages, incorporating the strengths and charms of both traditions.
- He is best known today as the composer of the Lebanese National Anthem, popularly known as Kulluna lil Watan (words by Rashid Nakhle), which was officially adopted by the Lebanese Government through a presidential decree on 12 July 1927.
- His other work includes three operas, a number of Protestant hymns, choral music, art songs, and an oratorio among others.
- Unfortunately, most of Sabra's music has now been lost and only a few examples of his work remain in the performance repertoire.
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