Habib Hassan Touma

Habib Hassan Touma (Arabic: حبيب حسن توما) (12 December 1934 – 10 August 1998)[1] was a Palestinian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Nazareth, who lived and worked for many years in Berlin, Germany.[2] 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.[3]

Habib Hassan Touma
حبيب حسن توما
Born(1934-12-12)December 12, 1934
Nazareth
DiedAugust 10, 1998(1998-08-10) (aged 63)
NationalityPalestinian
Occupation(s)Composer, ethnomusicologist

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.[4] 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.[5] Another of his studies treated the Arabic musical influence on the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Al-Andalus.[6]

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. "Touma, Habib, 1934-1998". Library of Congress. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. Hemetek 2014, pp. 27, 45 n.1
  3. 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. JSTOR 834296.
  4. "History of the Journal | the world of music (new series)". The World of Music. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. 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. JSTOR 43560495.
  6. 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. JSTOR 20795088.
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