Yusef Greiss

Yusef Greiss (Arabic: يوسف جريس; (b. Cairo, Egypt, December 13, 1899; d. Venice, Italy, April 7, 1961) was an Egyptian composer of classical music, part of that nation's first generation of such composers.

Greiss was of Coptic heritage. He composed orchestral works and chamber music. His patriotic work for orchestra entitled Masr (1932) is considered the first orchestral piece composed by an Egyptian.

As of 2008, the Egyptian musicologist Haig Avakian is editing and preparing Greiss's complete works for publication.

Performance

Solo violin and piano compositions are major parts in Greise’s compositions.

He wrote 23 solo piano compositions,

14 solo violin three solo flute,

six lyrical compositions with piano

and 10 orchestra compositions.

His Works

First: Solo piano compositions

Second: Solo violin compositions

Third: Violin and piano compositions

Fourth: Solo flute compositions

Fifth : Solo cello compositions

Sixth : Cello and piano compositions

Seventh : Lyrical compositions with piano

Eighth : Orchestral compositions

Most of his compositions remained unpublished up to now.

On the Day of Art in 1981, the state honored and listed him in the Record of Immortals in the Arts Academy.

See also


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