Rodolphe d'Erlanger
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Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger (b. Boulogne-Billancourt
, France
, June 7, 1872; d. Tunis
, October 29, 1932) was a French painter and musicologist specializing in Arabic music. He studied in Paris and London.
He helped to organize the 1932 Cairo Congress of Arab Music
,http://www.bolingo.org/audio/arab/cairo32/aaa094txt.html the idea of which he had suggested to king Fuad I of Egypt
. Although he was too ill to attend and died soon after, he sent an ensemble from Tunisia to perform in Cairo at the Congress. He is also known for his six-volume work about the history of Arabic music.
His palace at Sidi Bou Said
, in northern Tunisia
, which he named Ennejma Ezzahra (sometimes spelled Nejma Ezzohara), was built between 1909 and 1921.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D8103FF930A15754C0A961948260 The structure now houses the Centre des musiques arabes et méditerranéennes. He helped to revive the musical genre known as ma'luf
during the 1920s.
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, June 7, 1872; d. Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, October 29, 1932) was a French painter and musicologist specializing in Arabic music. He studied in Paris and London.
He helped to organize the 1932 Cairo Congress of Arab Music
Cairo Congress of Arab Music
The Congrès du Caire was a large international symposium and festival convened in Cairo from March 14 to April 3, 1932 by King Fuad I...
,http://www.bolingo.org/audio/arab/cairo32/aaa094txt.html the idea of which he had suggested to king Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Sultan Hussein Kamel...
. Although he was too ill to attend and died soon after, he sent an ensemble from Tunisia to perform in Cairo at the Congress. He is also known for his six-volume work about the history of Arabic music.
His palace at Sidi Bou Said
Sidi Bou Said
Sidi Bou Said is a town in northern Tunisia located about 20 km from the capital, Tunis.The town got its name for a Muslim religious figure who lived there, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji . The town itself is a tourist attraction as it is known for the extensive use of blue and...
, in northern Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, which he named Ennejma Ezzahra (sometimes spelled Nejma Ezzohara), was built between 1909 and 1921.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D8103FF930A15754C0A961948260 The structure now houses the Centre des musiques arabes et méditerranéennes. He helped to revive the musical genre known as ma'luf
Ma'luf
Ma'lūf is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia. It was revived in the 1920s by the French musicologist Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger.-References:...
during the 1920s.