NAJI HAKIM
NAJI HAKIM

ARABESQUE ET VARIATIONS for cello solo

Title, Duration, Place, Year, Publisher, Dedicated to, Premiere (performer(s), place, date)

ARABESQUE ET VARIATIONS for cello solo, 15'30", Bayonne, 2021, U.M.P., à Gwendeline Lumaret, Gwendeline Lumaret, Paris, 10.02.23. 

 

ARABESQUE ET VARIATIONS for solo cello is built on the popular song يا شادي الألحان Ya chadi el alhhan (O Minstrel) by Cheikh Sayyed Darwish (1892-1923), father of Egyptian music. The initial Allegro con spirito emphasizes by its ornamentations the joyful and rhythmic character of the original song. It is followed by 4 variations: 1. Scherzando humorous and dancing 2. Moderato con fantasia, meditative, 3. Con moto, recalling the initial Allegro and to conclude 4. Calmo quasi improvisando, tender and peaceful.
 

ARABESQUE ET VARIATIONS pour violoncelle solo est bâtie sur la chanson populaire          يا شادي الألحان Ya chadi el alhhan (O Ménestrel) de Cheikh Sayyed Darwish (1892-1923), père de la musique égyptienne. L'Allegro con spirito initial souligne par ses ornementations le caractère joyeux et rythmique de la chanson originelle. Il est suivi de 4 variations : 1. Scherzando humoristique et dansante, 2. Moderato con fantasia, méditative, 3. Con moto, rappelant l'Allegro initial et pour conclure 4. Calmo quasi improvisando, tendre et paisible.

 

 

Naji Hakim : Arabesque et Variations, excerpt from the sketches