Rageh Daoud

Rageh Sami Daoud (راجح داود; born November 23, 1954; first name also spelled Ragueh and last name also spelled DaWood) is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music.

He is a member of that nation's third generation of such composers.

He has composed for piano, voice, and orchestra, and has written a number of film scores.

Rageh Daoud was born in Cairo.

He began his studies at the Cairo Conservatoire at the age of nine, later studying composition there with Gamal Abdel-Rahim, graduating in 1977.

He also studied piano with Ettore Puglisi.

While continuing his piano studies with him, he attended the composition class which the late Gamal Abdel-Rahim had founded at the Conservatoire, where he studied with him composition, the theory of traditional Arab modes and contemporary composition.

In 1977 he obtained his diploma in musical composition with honors.

He was appointed assistant at the Composition Dept. of the Conservatoire in 1978.

1- Egyptian Glimpse for Orchestra (1978)

2- Sonata for Piano - Dedicated to Gamal Abdel Rahim (1978)

3- Sonata for Piano - Dedicated to Gamal Abdel Rahim (1978)

In 1981 he got a scholarship to pursue post graduate studies in composition at the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied with Prof. T. Christian David and the British Frances Burt.

4- Four Pieces for String Orchestra (1985)

5- Fugue for String Quartet (1985)

6- Portrait No 1 for String Orchestra (1986)

In 1987, Daoud obtained his graduate diploma, and later in 1988 the Magister Artium from the Vienna Music Academy.

7- Portrait No 2 for String Orchestra (1987)

8- Piano Trio, Dedicated to Mauna Ghoneim (1987)

At the end of 1988 Rageh Daoud returned to Egypt to resume his teaching career at the Cairo Conservatoire, where he is now professor at the Dept. of Composition and Conducting.

He wrote several orchestral, chamber compositions and piano works.

Rageh Daoud has his active role in the musical life in Egypt and abroad, where works of his were performed in Cairo, Alexandria, Vienna, Italy Germany, Paris, Czech, London, Spain, Canada, Hungary and Poland.

He was awarded several prizes in cinema Festivals especially the National Festival for feature films in Cairo, the Alexandria film festival, the critic's association, etc. for his film music for feature and documentary films.

He has also founded and conducted the Chamber Orchestra of the Hanager Center of the Ministry of Culture, to help promoting contemporary Egyptian music.

9- Nocturne for Cello & Piano No 1, Dedicated to Hassan Soliman (1990)

10- Requiem for Choir and Orchestra (1990)

11- Rhapsody for Flute, Violin and Orchestra (1992)

12- Passacaglia for Lute, Organ and String Orchestra (1993)

13- Two Dances for Flute, French Horn, Piano and Strings (1994)

14- Two Dances for Flute and Piano (1994)

15- "Taqassim" for Alto Flute and String Orchestra (1994)

1997 he got the State Encouragement in musical composition from Ministry of Culture for his Work Two Portrait for String Orchestra.

That same year he was a member of the jury of the "Concorso Pianistico Internazionale – Premio F. Durante" in Napoli, Italy.

In 1997 he was also invited by the S.I.M.S. in Secelia to join the "Conferenza Musicale Mediterranea" to play his work Pasacaglia for lute, organ and strings in Palermo, Messina and Catania.

The "Marschner Festival Hinterzarten" invited him to play and conduct some of his works.

16- Esprit Espagnole for Flute or Violin & Piano Dedicated to Prof Irakli Beridze (1997)

Since 2001, he is chairman of the Committee for Music, Opera, and Ballet in the Supreme Council of Culture.

In 2017, he was credited for creating the music for the new national anthem of Mauritania.

Rageh Daoud

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