Naji Hakim: Intermediate Sheet Music

Arabesques' was a compulsory piece at the ARD Competition 'Organ 2011' and has since been in great demand as a concert piece by organists at home and abroad. The composer writes about his work:'Song a...

The fact that Naji Hakim's compositional oeuvre is, by his own account, deeply rooted in his personal faith and dedicated to the glory of God and the joy of mankind is evident not only in the text of...

This fantasy in song form, develops an expressive melody in Eb minor. Its characteristic iambic rhythm is announced in the initial bars of the ostinato piano accompaniment. The central section contras...

Lebanon-born composer Naji Hakim, one of the most important organ composers of today, wrote this piece for solo violin under the spell of a painting. 'Edvard Munch's painting Unge mennesker pa strande...

Tanets is inspired by the rhythm of the Basque fandango, with abundant hemiolas alternating 2 and 3 in the accompaniment. The piece, in ternary form, develops a joyful diatonic theme in a very modulat...

This work is based on the song 'Salve, Madre de Torreciudad” (Hail, Mother of Torreciudad), composed by Maite Aranzabal. It consists of a set of 5 contrasted variations: Moderato - Andante - Grazioso...

These variations are based on the choral 'Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele”. Variation I, Maestoso, presents a solemn, canonic statement of the theme enveloped by dense, closely-knit harmonies. Variation...

The rondo form, the characteristic rhythm, the incipit of the melodic contour and the graceful mood of this gavotte are inspired by the 3rd Partita for solo violin in E major (BWV 1006) by Johann Seba...

These 4 Préludes for flute (treble [alto] recorder or txistu in f) and piano are originally written for txistu and follow the ambitus of the Basque instrument. The initial Prélude, Allegro, is marked...

The Danish Rhapsody for violin and organ by Naji Hakim is an evocation of his Sakskøbing Præludier for organ (2005). Here the 12 psalms are varied and linked in the same order and in one movement, sym...

In this suite, which includes twelve short movements, the composer pays tribute to France. The general organization and the titles of each movement refer to the music of the French Grand Siècle which...

This Romance exposes an expressive melodic line that it develops in an ABA form. Its initial theme evokes the Sinfonia No. 9 in F minor (BWV 795) by J. S. Bach. The middle section contrasts by its the...

Original für Klarinette und Orgel komponiert, liegt das Werk nun auch in einer Fassung für Violine und Klavier vor: Prelude and Dance ist der erste Teil zum Auftragswerk Our Lady's Ministrel. Während...

The edition is the first part of the commissioned work Our Lady's Minstrel. While Prelude paraphrases the famous chorale Salve Regina in a slow waltz, the gipsy-like cheerful waltz of Dance forms a st...

After 'Nunc dimittis' (ED 20242) and 'Magnificat' (ED 20150), Naji Hakim now presents 'Verbum caro factum est' (And the word became flesh), his third sacred work for three high voices and organ. The m...

The five choral arrangements of 'Esquisses Grégoriennes' are based on the cantus firmus mentioned in each title. They can be integrated in the course of the mass as follows: 'Nos autem' at the entry,...

Bogurodzica (Mother of God/Theotokos), Carmen patrium, (Hymn of motherland) is a solemn ornamented setting of the oldest Polish hymn attributed to Saint Adalbert of Prague (955-997) and notated at the...

Composed from various popular Aragonese melodies, Villancico Aragonés is a testimony of the composer's love for Spain.

The Prélude proceeds by juxtaposition of 7 harmonic variations alternating the cantus of C H A R B E L (consisting of the French correspondence between letters and notes), between left hand and right...

Naji Hakim, geboren 1955 in Beirut, gehört zu den bedeutendsten Organisten und Orgelkomponisten der Gegenwart. Er studierte bei Jean Langlais am Conservatoire in Paris und war von 1985-93 Organist an...

The theme used by the variation cycle 'Amazing Grace' is the traditional English song 'New Britain', which is based on a Christian text by the English poet John Newton (1725-1807) who was a slave trad...

Born in Beirut and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, the organist and composer Naji Hakim (*1955) has won numerous prizes both as a creative and as a performing artist. After having worked as an org...