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Halim El-Dabh

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American composer (1921-2017)

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Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh was an Egyptian-American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who 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.

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1961Guggenheim Fellowship
1959Guggenheim Fellowship
Fulbright Scholarship

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Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh was an Egyptian-American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who 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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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1921 to 2017 · aged 96
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12 languages

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