Halim El-Dabh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Halim El-Dabh

American composer

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: El-Sakakini, Egypt

Date of Death: 02-Sep-2017

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: United States, Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh (Arabic: ???? ??? ?????? ??????, ?alim ?Abd al-Masi? al-?ab?; March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who has had a career spanning six decades.
He is particularly known as an early pioneer of electronic music.
In 1944 he composed one of the earliest known works of tape music, or musique concrète.
From the late 1950s to early 1960s he produced influential work at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.