Mona Ghoneim
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Mona Ghoneim is an Egypt
ian composer of contemporary classical music
and pianist. She is a member of that nation's third generation of such composers.
Ghoneim studied piano with E. Puglisi and composition with Gamal Abdel-Rahim
at the Cairo Conservatoire
beginning in 1962; she graduated with a degree in composition in 1977 and in 1978 with a degree in piano. She holds a doctorate from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, and serves as a professor in the Conducting and Composition Department at the Cairo Conservatoire. She is married to Rageh Daoud
(b. 1954), who is also an Egyptian composer.
She has composed chamber, vocal, and piano music, as well as music for the documentary film Desert Safari.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
and pianist. She is a member of that nation's third generation of such composers.
Ghoneim studied piano with E. Puglisi and composition with Gamal Abdel-Rahim
Gamal Abdel-Rahim
Gamal Abdel-Rahim , was an Egyptian classical music composer, educator, and pianist. His best-known work is the symphony Osiris.-Life and career:...
at the Cairo Conservatoire
Cairo Conservatoire
The Cairo Conservatoire is the primary music conservatory in Egypt. It was established in 1959 and is located in the same building complex as the Cinema Institute and the Higher Institute for Theatrical Arts, Haram, Giza, Greater Cairo, while the Cairo Symphony Orchestra is based at Cairo Opera...
beginning in 1962; she graduated with a degree in composition in 1977 and in 1978 with a degree in piano. She holds a doctorate from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, and serves as a professor in the Conducting and Composition Department at the Cairo Conservatoire. She is married to Rageh Daoud
Rageh Daoud
Rageh Samy Daoud is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music. He is a member of that nation's third generation of such composers....
(b. 1954), who is also an Egyptian composer.
She has composed chamber, vocal, and piano music, as well as music for the documentary film Desert Safari.