Naji Hakim: Partituras medio

The five choral arrangements of 'Esquisses Grégoriennes' are based on the cantus firmus mentioned in each title. They can be integrated in the course of the mass as follows: 'Nos autem' at the entry,...

Bogurodzica (Mother of God/Theotokos), Carmen patrium, (Hymn of motherland) is a solemn ornamented setting of the oldest Polish hymn attributed to Saint Adalbert of Prague (955-997) and notated at the...

Composed from various popular Aragonese melodies, Villancico Aragonés is a testimony of the composer's love for Spain.

Naji Hakim, geboren 1955 in Beirut, gehört zu den bedeutendsten Organisten und Orgelkomponisten der Gegenwart. Er studierte bei Jean Langlais am Conservatoire in Paris und war von 1985-93 Organist an...

The theme used by the variation cycle 'Amazing Grace' is the traditional English song 'New Britain', which is based on a Christian text by the English poet John Newton (1725-1807) who was a slave trad...

This Romance exposes an expressive melodic line that it develops in an ABA form. Its initial theme evokes the Sinfonia No. 9 in F minor (BWV 795) by J. S. Bach. The middle section contrasts by its the...

Composed from various popular Aragonese melodies, Villancico Aragonés is a testimony of the composer's love for Spain.

The piece is based on the Carnaval de Lanz, a dance from Navarra, popular throughout the Basque Country. A slow introduction in ternary meter precedes a lively allegro in binary meter articulated in a...

The edition is the second part of the commissioned work Our Lady's Minstrel. The through-composed music of Three Poems takes up verses from the English translation of Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, a tale...

Die Ausgabe ist der zweite Teil des Auftragswerks Our Lady's Minstrel. Die durchkomponierte Musik zu Three Poems greift Verse aus der englischen Übersetzung von Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame auf, einer Ge...

Valet will ich dir geben - Du arge, falsche Welt...' Based on the sacred poem of Valerius Herberger and written in the style of Melchior Teschner's chorale melody, the French composer Naji Hakim (*195...

Valet will ich dir geben - Du arge, falsche Welt...' Based on the sacred poem of Valerius Herberger and written in the style of Melchior Teschner's chorale melody, the French composer Naji Hakim (*195...

These variations are based on the choral 'Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele'. Variation I, Maestoso, presents a solemn, canonic statement of the theme enveloped by dense, closely-knit harmonies. Variation...

In this suite, which includes twelve short movements, the composer pays tribute to France. The general organization and the titles of each movement refer to the music of the French Grand Siècle which...

The rondo form, the characteristic rhythm, the incipit of the melodic contour and the graceful mood of this gavotte are inspired by the 3rd Partita for solo violin in E major (BWV 1006) by Johann Seba...

This work by the composer and organist Naji Hakim, born in Beirut in 1955 and currently living in France, was commissioned on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the Augsburger Religionsfrieden (...

The Prélude proceeds by juxtaposition of 7 harmonic variations alternating the cantus of C H A R B E L (consisting of the French correspondence between letters and notes), between left hand and right...

Naji Hakim, born in Beirut in 1955, is one of the most important organists and organ composers of today. He studied with Jean Langlais at the Paris Conservatoire, was organist at Sacré-Coeur in Paris...

The three paraphrases on Veni Creator can be used both in liturgical and concert settings. The text derives from Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (9th century) and the melody is based on Ambrosian hymnody (4...

This variation on Noël Nouvelet develops, in an ornamental texture, a popular French Renaissance carol inspired by the incipit of the Marian gregorian hymn, Ave maris stella.

The Rottenburg Toccata develops the choral melody of 'Sankt Martin, dir ist anvertraut' in the virtuosic style of french romantic toccatas. The work is articulated in three sections with contrasted te...