Nouri Iskandar
Nuri Iskandar | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 82–83) Deir al-Zur, Syria |
| Origin | Aleppo, Syria |
| Genres | Syriac sacral music, Syriac folk music |
| Occupation(s) | musicologist, composer |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Nuri Iskandar (Syriac: ܢܘܪܝ ܐܣܟܢܕܪ, Arabic: نوري إسكندر, born 1938 in Deir al-Zur, Syria), is an Assyrian Syrian musicologist and composer, he is known for his work in Syriac sacral and folk music.
Biography[]
Nuri Iskandar was born in Deir al-Zur to an Assyrian family originally from Urfa in modern-day Turkey. His family moved to Aleppo in 1941, he joined the local Syriac Orthodox scout band where he took his first music lessons. He studied at the higher institute of music at the University of Cairo Between 1959 and 1964 and graduated with B.A degree in music.[1]
He started composing Syriac folk music in the early 1970s popular songs like ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܐ O habibo, ܙܠܩ̈ܐ ܦܪܣܝ Zliqe frisi, ܠܐ ܬܗܦܟ Lo tehfukh and others.[2] Upon returning to Syria he established a number of Choirs, and in 1973, he participated in the first modern festival of Assyrian music in Beirut. Presenting a number of Assyrian/Syriac folk songs with the Lebanese musician Wadi al-Safi.[1]
He presented a number of Operettas in Syriac and Arabic the most notable of them were ܦܪܩܐܢܐ Furqono.[2] Nouri is currently the director of the .[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Olaf in an interview with Malfono Nuri Iskandar". A-Olaf.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Nouri Iskandar". SyriacMusic.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
External links[]
- Moos, Jennifer (2009). Wesenszüge der Musik im antiken griechischen Drama (in German). Grin Verslag. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-3-640-28263-0.
- التراتيل الكنسية والإنشاد الإسلامي يتمازجان في "حوار المحبة" (in Arabic). Rusiya Al-Yaum. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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