Composer
Hakim, Naji
Lebanese-French composer, organist and improviser
b. 1955
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1955
- Birthplace
- Beirut
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Naji Subhy Paul Irénée Hakim (Arabic: ناجي صبحي حكيم [Naji Sobhi Hakim]; born 31 October 1955) is a Franco-Lebanese organist, composer, and improviser.
He studied the organ under Jean Langlais at the Conservatoire de Paris, and succeeded Olivier Messiaen as titular organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, holding this position from 1993 to 2008. Before this, he was titular organist at the Sacré-Cœur basilica in the same city from 1985 to 1993, succeeding Daniel Roth.
Hakim's numerous improvisations and compositions for organ, orchestra, and other instruments have received renown. His works have been published by Schott Music, UMP, Combre, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, ABRSM, Fitzsimons, Éditions Gérard Billaudot, and American Carillon.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Teachers
- Rolande Falcinelli; Jean Langlais
- Career institutions / employers
- Église de la Sainte-Trinité; Schola Cantorum de Paris; Sacré-Cœur
- Instruments played
- organ
- Movements
- classical music
- Official website
- https://www.najihakim.com/
- Birth name
- Naji Subhy Paul Irénée Hakim
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 34647090
- ISNI
- 0000000117576282
- GND ID
- 12853642X
- Library of Congress ID
- n90604694
- MusicBrainz ID
- d219c83a-a69d-4f6f-a02a-2b6234ab21b9
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumia | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 34647090. Portrait: Laetatussum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.