Ahmed Essyad (born 1939 in

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) is a Moroccan composer of classical music. Born in

, he studied at the conservatory of

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. He moved to France in 1962, where he continued studies with

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. Interested in ethnomusicology, he focuses his research on orality and notation, as well as on musical time and pulsation. His music blends Berber oral tradition, serial writing, and Gregorian and modal influences.The Body of Sound: Ahmed Essyad’s Electroacoustic Music
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Selected works

* ''Sultanes'', electro-acoustic suite (1973) * ''Identité'', cantata (1975) * ''Le collier des ruses'' (1977) * ''L'eau'', opera (1982) * ''Le cycle de l'eau'', for flutes and piano * ''L'exercice de l'amour'', light opera (1995)

Awards

* Grand Prix national de la musique (1994)

Notes and references

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