Ahmed Essyad


Ahmed Essyad is a Moroccan composer of classical music.
Born in Salé, he studied at the conservatory of Rabat. He moved to France in 1962, where he continued studies with Max Deutsch. 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. Essyad has composed several operas, including L'eau for Radio France.

Selected works

Sultanes, electro-acoustic suite Identité, cantata Le collier des ruses L'eau, opera Le cycle de l'eau, for flutes and pianoL'exercice de l'amour, light opera

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