![]() We’re also forced to face the sad and unavoidable fact that most of these composers remained behind their contemporary international scene, a fact which cannot undermine their contribution, not only setting the ground for the next generation of Arab composers, but also working in difficult conditions, where they found themselves multitasking as soloists, pedagogues, conductors, and administrators, besides writing Arabic classical music from scratch. This meant that classical music was still being dealt with as a sort of imported and occasional luxury, alienating its devotees into becoming an alternative side of Arab history, one that we might be ready to revisit. One reason for that is the turbulent times they lived in, where music was expected either to sound “oriental”, or at least constructive in regards to a collectively approved cause, in other words, to fit in with the big constructed narrative about the East. ![]() They also share a musical oeuvre present merely on the margins of Arab consciousness if not out of it entirely. Most of the featured composers on this list share common qualities their works are poorly published and documented, and rarely if ever professionally recorded.
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