Halim El-Dabh

Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh ( (Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍabʻ); March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian-born American composer, performer, ethnomusicologist, and educator. He has a career spanning six decades. He is known as an early pioneer of electronic music, for having composed in 1944 the first piece of electronic tape music.

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Category:1921 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States
Category:Egyptian writers
Category:American composers
Category:Educators from Ohio
Category:Writers from Ohio
Category:Writers from New Jersey
Category:Educators from New Jersey