Halim El-Dabh

Halim El-Dabh

Composer

Halim El-Dabh About

Egyptian-born American composer, educator, ethnomusicologist, and musician whose career spanned over a half-century. He was a pioneer in electronic music and was credited with recording the first piece of electronic tape music in 1944.

Life Before Becoming Famous

He came to the United States in 1950 courtesy of a Fulbright Fellowship to study music at the University of New Mexico. His teachers were the famed John Donald Robb and Ernst Krenek.

Other Informations

He recorded his first electronic tape music for “The Expression of Zaar,” an electroacoustic musique concrète piece. He developed the concept at the Colombia-Princeton Electronic Music Center during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Family Life

He grew up with a large, wealthy Coptic family in Sakakini, Cairo, Egypt.

Similarities

He was largely influenced by Austrian composer Bela Bartok.


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