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Gamal El-Din Abdel-Rahim (Arabic: جمال الدين عبد الرحيم transliteration: Jamāl ad-Deen ‘Abd er-Reheem), known as Gamal Abdel-Rahim (Arabic: جمال عبد الرحيم transliteration: Jamāl ‘Abd er-Reheem) (b. The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist Cairo, 1924; d. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Königstein, Germany, November 23, 1988) was an Egyptian classical music composer, educator, and pianist. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music His best-known work is the symphony Osiris.

Abdel-Rahim was born in Cairo to a musical father, and began playing the piano at an early age. His early musical studies were supported by the Music Society of the Faculty of Arts of Cairo University (then called Fuad I University), graduating with a degree in history. Cairo University ( جامعة القاهرة, previously Egyptian University and later Fuʾād I University) is an institute of Higher education In 1950 he began university studies in musicology at the Musikhochschule of Heidelberg in West Germany, deciding on a career as a composer. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( From 1952 to 1957 he studied composition with Harald Genzmer (a pupil of Paul Hindemith) at the Musikhochschule of Freiburg in Breisgau. Harald Genzmer ( February 9, 1909 &ndash December 16, 2007) was a German composer of Contemporary classical music. Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 &ndash 28 December 1963 was a German Composer, Violist, violinist teacher music theorist and conductor. Breisgau is the name of an area in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest around Freiburg

In 1959, Abdel-Rahim was appointed to teach theory and harmony at the newly opened Cairo Conservatory of Music. The Cairo Conservatoire ( Arabic: معهد الكونسرفتوار; Transliteration: Ma'had el-Konservatwar; full name "المعهد He was later appointed head of the composition department there (the first of its kind in the Arab world), which he founded in 1971. Abdel-Rahim was quite influential among Egyptian composers of the next generation, as the majority of them studied with him during his time at the Cairo Conservatory.

Abdel-Rahim's style fuses traditional Egyptian musical elements with contemporary European ones, focusing on Egyptian materials in his later works more than in his earlier ones. He composed many works for orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensembles, as well as songs and music for film, theater, and ballet. He was awarded the State Prize for Composition, as well as the Order of Arts, from the Egyptian government.

Abdel-Rahim was married to Samha El-Kholy (1925-2006), a noted Egyptian musicologist and former president of the Academy of Arts in Cairo. Samha Amin El-Kholy (b July 27, 1925; d Cairo, January 25, 2006 Arabic: سمحة الخولي) was a noted Egyptian Abdel-Rahim died in Frankfurt, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

His notable students include Ahmed El-Saedi, Rageh Daoud, Mona Ghoneim, Ali Osman, and Mohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah. Rageh Samy Daoud ( راجح داود; b Cairo, Egypt, November 23, 1954; first name also spelled Ragueh and last name also Mona Ghoneim ( منى غنيم; b 1955; first name also spelled Mauna) is an Egyptian composer of Contemporary classical music and Ali Osman ( Arabic: علي عثمان; b Omdurman, Sudan, 1958; also called Ali Osman Alhag) is a Sudanese composer of Mohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah ( Arabic: محمد عبدالوهاب عبدالفتاح; b

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The following is a list of Egyptian composers of Classical music.
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