Habib Hassan Touma

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Habib Hassan Touma (Arabic: حبيب حسن توما‎) (12 December 1934 – 1998) was a Palestinian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Nazareth, who lived and worked for many years in Berlin, Germany.[1] Touma authored a number of books, essays and musicological studies on Arabic; Turkish or Iranian music, among them The Music of the Arabs, first published in 1975 in German and translated into several languages.[2]

He was also a book review editor for the ethnomusicological journal The World of Music, published by the International Institute for Traditional Music in Berlin.[3] Among other studies based on his field work in Arabic countries, he published a description and photographs of the Work Songs of the Gulf Pearl Divers of Bahrain.[4] Another of his studies treated the Arabic musical influence on the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Al-Andalus.[5]

Select bibliography[]

  • The Music of the Arabs, trans. Laurie Schwartz. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. (1996). ISBN 0-931340-88-8
  • The Maqam Phenomenon: An Improvisational Technique in the Music of the Middle East (1971)

Compositions[]

  • Maqam Bayati, Palestinian Music Publications.
  • Rhapsodie Orientale, Palestinian Music Publications.
  • Study #1 (For Flute), Palestinian Music Publications.
  • Study #2 Combinations (For Flute), Palestinian Music Publications.
  • Taqsim for solo piano, Palestinian Music Publications
  • Suite Arabe for solo piano, Palestinian Music Publications

References[]

  1. ^ Hemetek (2014), pp. 27, 45 n.1
  2. ^ O'Connell, John (1990). "Review of Die Musik der Araber (The Music of the Arabs)". Asian Music. 22 (1): 154–156. doi:10.2307/834296. ISSN 0044-9202.
  3. ^ "history of the journal | the world of music (new series)". Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  4. ^ Touma, Habib Hassan (1977). "The Fidjrí, a Major Vocal Form of the Bahrain Pearl-divers". The World of Music. 19 (3/4): 121–127. ISSN 0043-8774.
  5. ^ Touma, Habib Hassan (1987). "INDICATIONS OF ARABIAN MUSICAL INFLUENCE ON THE IBERIAN PENINSULA FROM THE 8TH TO THE 13TH CENTURY". Revista de Musicología. 10 (1): 137–150. doi:10.2307/20795088. ISSN 0210-1459.
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