SKU | LMP025 |
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Composer/Arranger | Roustom, Kareem |
Voicing & Instruments | String Orchestra |
Rental Dept | Instrumental parts available for rental. Click here to request a quote or order. |
Difficulty | Difficult |
Popular Instrumental Searches | Orchestra: Young People's Concert |
Notable & Recent Performances | Stiftung Wuerttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Stadthalle, September 2019 |
Publisher | Layali Music Publishing |
Recording Credits | Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony, Fawzi Haimor, conductor. |
Dabke is the string orchestra setting of the third movement of composer Kareem Roustom's A Voice Exclaiming, originally scored for triple string quartet in a 2013 commission for the Kronos Quartet and Community MusicWorks players. Dabke is an Arab communal folkloric line dance typically performed at joyous occasions. Highly rhythmic and coloristic, the movement is based on a six beat dabke rhythm called sudaasi. Also transcribed by the composer for wind ensemble, the score is dedicated to the memory of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Program Notes: Dabke is an Arab folkloric line dance that is typically performed at joyous occasions. The leader of the dance line, called a hawaash, directs the movements of the dancers behind him. There are many variants of this dance that involve men and women and I felt that this ideal of a communal, inclusive dance best supports the inspiration behind this project with the ideals of Community Music Works and the Kronos Quartet. This movement is based on a six beat dabke rhythm called sudaasi. -Kareem Roustom |