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Mohammed Fairouz

American composer

Mohammed Fairouz (born November 1, 1985) is an American composer.

He is one of the most frequently performed composers of his generation and has been described by Daniel J. Wakin of The New York Times as an "important new artistic voice".

Fairouz began composing at an early age and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. His teachers included Gunther Schuller, Halim El-Dabh, and John Heiss.

Fairouz lives in New York City.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Airs
  • Airs: I. Prelude
  • Airs: II. Fantasy
  • Airs: III. Intermezzo
  • Airs: IV. Toccata
  • Chorale Fantasy
  • Different Ways to Pray
  • El Male Rachamim (A prayer in memory of György Ligeti)
  • El male rachamim: I. God, full of mercy
  • El male rachamim: II. I, who louck flowers from the hilltops
  • El male rachamim: III. I, who brought corpses from the mountains
  • El male rachamim: IV. I, who use but a tiny portion of the words in the dictionary
  • El male rachamim: V. I, who am forced to decipher riddles
  • For Victims
  • For Victims: I. Prologue: The House of Justice
  • For Victims: II. Song of the Victims
  • Four Critical Models
  • Four Critical Models: I. Catchword: A Modernist’s ‘Dilemma’
  • Four Critical Models: II. Intervention: Une Musique Informelle
  • Four Critical Models: III. Catchword: An Oriental Model
  • Four Critical Models: IV. Intervention: A Dialectical Synthesis
  • Jebel Lebnan
  • Jebel Lebnan: I. Bashir's March
  • Jebel Lebnan: II. Lamentation: Ariel's Song
  • Jebel Lebnan: III. Dance and Little Song
  • Jebel Lebnan: IV. Mar Charbel's Dabkeh
  • Jebel Lebnan: Interlude: Nay
  • Lamentation and Satire
  • Lamentation and Satire: I. Lamentation
  • Lamentation and Satire: II. Satire
  • Litany
  • Mandolin Concerto
  • Pax Universalis
  • Piano Miniature no. 1 "Nocturnal Snapshot"
  • Piano Miniature no. 2
  • Piano Miniature no. 3
  • Piano Miniature no. 4
  • Piano Miniature no. 5
  • Piano Miniature no. 6 "Addio"
  • Posh
  • Posh: I. Ballad of the Layette
  • Posh: II. Blue Sea Songs
  • Posh: III. Posh
  • Refugee Blues
  • Sonata for Solo Violin "Native Informant"
  • Sonata for Solo Violin "Native Informant": I. Lyric Sketch
  • Sonata for Solo Violin "Native Informant": II. Rounds
  • Sonata for Solo Violin "Native Informant": III. For Egypt
  • Sonata for Solo Violin "Native Informant": IV. Scherzo
  • Sonata for Solo Violin "Native Informant": V. Lullaby of the Ex Soldat
  • Tahwidah
  • The Named Angels
  • The Named Angels: I. Mikail's Thunder
  • The Named Angels: II. Azrael Malak al-Maut
  • The Named Angels: III. Jibreel at HIRA
  • The Named Angels: IV. Israfel's Spell
  • Three Novelettes
  • Three Novelettes: No. 1. Cadenzas
  • Three Novelettes: No. 2. Serenade
  • Three Novelettes: No. 3. Dance Montage