Ahmed Essyad (born 1939 in Salé)Ahmed Essyad dans Universalis.fr is a Moroccan composer of classical music.Born in 1938 according to
Born in Salé, he studied at the conservatory of Rabat. He moved to France in 1962, where he continued studies with Max Deutsch. Interested in ethnomusicology, he focuses his research on orality and notation, as well as on musical time and pulsation. His music blends Berber oral tradition, serial writing, and Gregorian and modal influences.The Body of Sound: Ahmed Essyad’s Electroacoustic Music by Gilles Aubry, Ahmed Essyad, Norient, 27 February 2024. Essyad has composed several operas, including L'eau for Radio France.
Selected works Sultanes, electro-acoustic suite (1973) Identité, cantata (1975) Le collier des ruses (1977) L'eau, opera (1982) Le cycle de l'eau, for flutes and piano L'exercice de l'amour, light opera (1995)
Awards Grand Prix national de la musique (1994)
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