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[[File:Al-Baghdadi with Muhammad Hosni and family-1946.jpg|thumb|Portrait (1946). Ezz Eddin Hosni (standing in top left) with (back row, from left) [[Hashem Muhammad al-Baghdadi]] (Iraqi calligrapher) and Mohammed Achmed Abu Eynen; Seated from left: [[Mohammad Hosni]] (calligrapher, 1894-1969 and Ezz Eddin's father), Najat, (Ezz Eddin's younger sister), sitting on the knee of Sheikh Mohammed Abdul Rahman, Najeeb Al Hawaweeni (calligrapher) and Said Ibrahim (calligrapher)]]
Ezz Eddin Hosni (15 June, 1927 Cairo, Egypt–2013, Cairo), was an Egyptian musician and composer, with credits for some 100 original tunes. He is noted for writing tunes performed by Egypt's leading singers during the "golden age" of Arabic music.
==Life and career==
Ezz Eddin Hosni was the son of prominent calligrapher, [[Mohammad Hosni]], an ethnic Kurd from Syria who had settled in Cairo in 1912, and his first wife, Gawhara Mohamed Hassan.<ref>"Mohammed Hosni Pope ... His amazing linear formations", ''City Talks, 24 June, 2015 [https://ift.tt/2NFsLQe Online:]; Beilun, M., "Soad Hosni .. From the Orchards of the Levant to the Foothills of the Pyramids", [Book hos], ''Aawsat'', No. 828, 3 August, 2001, [https://ift.tt/2zzWhRG Online:]</ref> He was the oldest child in what became a very large family. He had three full brothers (Nabil, Farooq and Sami) and four full sisters (Khadija, Samira, [[Najat Al Saghira|Najat]] and Afaf); and following his parent's divorce, he had three half-sisters (Kawther, [[Soad Hosny|Soad]], Sabah) from his father's second marriage and an additional three half-brothers (Jaheer, Jaser and Jalaa) plus three half-sisters (Jehan, Janjah and Jeely) from his mother's second marriage, giving a total of sixteen siblings.<ref>Beilun, M., "Soad Hosni .. From the Orchards of the Levant to the Foothills of the Pyramids" [Book Review],''Aawsat'', No. 828, 3 August, 2001, [https://ift.tt/2zzWhRG Online:] </ref>
He was raised in his father's home in the [[Khan el-Khalili]] district of central Cairo. His father's house became known as the "the home of the artists." Given his father's reputation as a master calligrapher and teacher, leading artists from across the Arab world regularly visited the Hosni home. The children's creative talents were nurtured; their father took them to the theatre, provided them with the best tutors and introduced them to other prominent Egyptian artists.<ref>It may be worth noting that some sources, especially Arabic media reports, occasionally repeat stories that Hosni was cruel father and denied his daughters an education. These rumours appear to be based on a largely fictionalised TV drama, but have been repeated in the Arabic media, and in at least one Dictionary of Biography ("Suad Hosni" in: Ginsberg, T. and Lippard, C., ''Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema'', Scarecrow Press, 2010, pp 181-182). Hosni's son, Ezz Eddin, dismissed these rumours about his family life, stressing that he and his siblings were raised in a supportive and artistic household where their talents were nurtured from a very young age. See: Al-Samahi, A., "Najat's Small Brother and Suad Hosni: I learned to Survive Singing", (Interview with composer, Ezzidin Hosny), ''Al Ahram,'' [Arabic newspaper in Egypt], 6 December 2012, Issue No. 46021, [https://ift.tt/2ouwKEh Online:] (translated from Arabic)</ref> Many of the Hosni children became artists in their own right. Ezz Eddin Hosni was a noted [[music composer|musician and composer]]; his sisters, [[Najat Al Saghira|Najat]] and [[Soad Hosny|Souad Hosni]] both became popular singers appearing in many Arabic films, while another sister, Samira was a minor actress. His brother, Sami Hosni became a cello player, jewellery designer and [[calligrapher]].<ref>Al-Samahi, A., "Najat's Small Brother and Suad Hosni: I learned to Survive Singing", (Interview with composer, Ezzidin Hosny), ''Al Ahram,'' [Arabic newspaper in Egypt], 6 December 2012, Issue No. 46021, [https://ift.tt/2ouwKEh Online:]</ref> Yet another brother, Farooq, became a painter.<ref>Qanawi, M.,"Najat Al Saghira Wins 'Al Owais' Prize", ''Aawsat'', 4 December 2006, Issue No. 10233, [https://ift.tt/2zBnV0m Online:]</ref>
Around the time of Ezz Eddin's birth, his father, Mohammed Hosni, had a close friendship with the prominent Egyptian [[oud]]-maker, Khalil al-Jawhari, who promised to make an instrument for Hosni's first born. When Ezz Eddin was aged six, he came across the oud made for him and began to play. His father soon recognised the boy's talent and found him a teacher who recommended that the boy study the violin because it had greater potential as a career. After completing his secondary education, Ezz Eddin studied at the Fuad Institute of Music where he became a highly accomplished violinist and also learned to play other instruments, including the piano. <ref>"Ezz- Eldin Hosni (brother of Najat Al Saghira) Goes in Silence," (Obituary), ''Alittihad'', 21 October, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2STyi8E Online:]</ref>
As a boy, he was influenced by the musician [[Riad Al Sunbati|Riyad al-Sunbati]] who wrote many songs for the influential Egyptian singer, [[Umm Kulthum]]. He was especially fond of the tune "Salwa my heart," performed by Kulthum and based one of his early compositions, ''Hilal Al Eid'' on this tune. The tune was broadcast live from a concert at Dar Al Hikma in Al Aini Palace and drew a rapturous response from listeners whose appreciation was enhanced with the knowledge that it was the work of a child. Years later, at the age of 19, [[Umm Kulthum]] invited him to play with her group, where he was given the opportunity to perform the guitar before [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]], who praised his mastery of the instrument.<ref>Samy, H., "Ezz Eddin Hosny Confirms to his Family his Sister's Marriage", ''Voice of the Nation'', 12 December, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2zwMbAZ Online:]</ref>
He taught two of his sisters, [[Najat Al Saghira|Najat]] and [[Soad Hosny|Soad]], music and singing and both went on to have prominent careers in music and film.<ref>Ahmad Al Samehi, [https://ift.tt/2ouwKEh ''Al Ahram'' newspaper], ahram.org, 6 December 2012, Issue #46021<br>"Brother of Najat Al Saghira and Soad Hosni: I taught singing to Najat".</ref><ref> "Ezz- Eldin Hosni (brother of Najat Al Saghira) Goes in Silence" , [Obituary)], ''Alittihad'' , 21 October, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2STyi8E Online:]</ref> During his sister, Najat's early career, he regularly toured with her.<ref>Samy, H., "Ezz Eddin Hosny Confirms to his Family his Sister's Marriage", ''Voice of the Nation'', 12 December, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2zwMbAZ Online:]</ref> The careers of Ezz Eddin and his sister, Najat, coincided with a period described as the "golden age of Arabic music" in which artists sought to to resurrect traditional Arabic melodies and songs.<ref>Mullholland, T., "Arabic Music's Modern Voice", ''The New York Times'', 12 April, 2012, [https://ift.tt/2SQY5OZ https://ift.tt/2SQY5OZ Online:]</ref>
In his later years, Ezz Eddin wrote a non-fiction work detailing the life of his sister, actress, [[Suad Hosni]], who died in London in 2001 in mysterious circumstances. The aim of his book was to correct rumours which had emerged in the Arabic press about his sister's private life and the cause of her untimely death. His instructions to the family were that the book was only to be published after his own death.<ref>Madkour, M., "The Brother of Soad Hosni: My Book about my Sister Will Not Be Issued until after My Death or Burial", ''Aawsat'', 30 January, 2014, [https://ift.tt/2zCxtZ1 Online:]</ref>
==Work ==
He composed melodies for well-known poems, such as the verse of Abdul Rahman Abnoudi or Ibrahim Rajab.<ref>''Aghani Lyrics'', [https://ift.tt/2SQY6m1 Online:]</ref> He wrote many original melodies for his sisters, Najat and Suad ss well as for many other Egyptian singers. He also collaborated with prominent musicians such as Mohamed Abdelmutallab, [[Farid al-Atrash]], [[Mohamed Abdel Wahab]], Mohamed Kandil, Alia of Tunisia and others. His compositions have been described as "authentic Egyptian" music.
Among his most well-known compositions are:<ref>Beilun, M., "Soad Hosni .. From the Orchards of the Levant to the Foothills of the Pyramids" [Book Review], ''Aawsat'', No. 828, 3 August, 2001, [https://ift.tt/2zzWhRG Online:] </ref>
* ''Your Right and Sameh''
* ''One Day''
* ''I Still Want to Survive''
* ''Al Asmar Everywhere'' (written for [[Shadia]])
* ''I am Free'' (written for [[Huda Sultan|Hoda Sultan]])
* ''Laila Maqrish'' (written for [[Laila Mourad]])
* ''I'm Still Your Thing'' (written for his sister, [[Suad Hosni]])
* ''On the Edge of Your Wing, O Bath'' (written for his sister, Suad Hosni)
==See also==
* [[List of Egyptian composers]]
* [[List of Egyptian musicians]]
==References==
[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:Egyptian composers]]
[[File:Al-Baghdadi with Muhammad Hosni and family-1946.jpg|thumb|Portrait (1946). Ezz Eddin Hosni (standing in top left) with (back row, from left) [[Hashem Muhammad al-Baghdadi]] (Iraqi calligrapher) and Mohammed Achmed Abu Eynen; Seated from left: [[Mohammad Hosni]] (calligrapher, 1894-1969 and Ezz Eddin's father), Najat, (Ezz Eddin's younger sister), sitting on the knee of Sheikh Mohammed Abdul Rahman, Najeeb Al Hawaweeni (calligrapher) and Said Ibrahim (calligrapher)]]
Ezz Eddin Hosni (15 June, 1927 Cairo, Egypt–2013, Cairo), was an Egyptian musician and composer, with credits for some 100 original tunes. He is noted for writing tunes performed by Egypt's leading singers during the "golden age" of Arabic music.
==Life and career==
Ezz Eddin Hosni was the son of prominent calligrapher, [[Mohammad Hosni]], an ethnic Kurd from Syria who had settled in Cairo in 1912, and his first wife, Gawhara Mohamed Hassan.<ref>"Mohammed Hosni Pope ... His amazing linear formations", ''City Talks, 24 June, 2015 [https://ift.tt/2NFsLQe Online:]; Beilun, M., "Soad Hosni .. From the Orchards of the Levant to the Foothills of the Pyramids", [Book hos], ''Aawsat'', No. 828, 3 August, 2001, [https://ift.tt/2zzWhRG Online:]</ref> He was the oldest child in what became a very large family. He had three full brothers (Nabil, Farooq and Sami) and four full sisters (Khadija, Samira, [[Najat Al Saghira|Najat]] and Afaf); and following his parent's divorce, he had three half-sisters (Kawther, [[Soad Hosny|Soad]], Sabah) from his father's second marriage and an additional three half-brothers (Jaheer, Jaser and Jalaa) plus three half-sisters (Jehan, Janjah and Jeely) from his mother's second marriage, giving a total of sixteen siblings.<ref>Beilun, M., "Soad Hosni .. From the Orchards of the Levant to the Foothills of the Pyramids" [Book Review],''Aawsat'', No. 828, 3 August, 2001, [https://ift.tt/2zzWhRG Online:] </ref>
He was raised in his father's home in the [[Khan el-Khalili]] district of central Cairo. His father's house became known as the "the home of the artists." Given his father's reputation as a master calligrapher and teacher, leading artists from across the Arab world regularly visited the Hosni home. The children's creative talents were nurtured; their father took them to the theatre, provided them with the best tutors and introduced them to other prominent Egyptian artists.<ref>It may be worth noting that some sources, especially Arabic media reports, occasionally repeat stories that Hosni was cruel father and denied his daughters an education. These rumours appear to be based on a largely fictionalised TV drama, but have been repeated in the Arabic media, and in at least one Dictionary of Biography ("Suad Hosni" in: Ginsberg, T. and Lippard, C., ''Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema'', Scarecrow Press, 2010, pp 181-182). Hosni's son, Ezz Eddin, dismissed these rumours about his family life, stressing that he and his siblings were raised in a supportive and artistic household where their talents were nurtured from a very young age. See: Al-Samahi, A., "Najat's Small Brother and Suad Hosni: I learned to Survive Singing", (Interview with composer, Ezzidin Hosny), ''Al Ahram,'' [Arabic newspaper in Egypt], 6 December 2012, Issue No. 46021, [https://ift.tt/2ouwKEh Online:] (translated from Arabic)</ref> Many of the Hosni children became artists in their own right. Ezz Eddin Hosni was a noted [[music composer|musician and composer]]; his sisters, [[Najat Al Saghira|Najat]] and [[Soad Hosny|Souad Hosni]] both became popular singers appearing in many Arabic films, while another sister, Samira was a minor actress. His brother, Sami Hosni became a cello player, jewellery designer and [[calligrapher]].<ref>Al-Samahi, A., "Najat's Small Brother and Suad Hosni: I learned to Survive Singing", (Interview with composer, Ezzidin Hosny), ''Al Ahram,'' [Arabic newspaper in Egypt], 6 December 2012, Issue No. 46021, [https://ift.tt/2ouwKEh Online:]</ref> Yet another brother, Farooq, became a painter.<ref>Qanawi, M.,"Najat Al Saghira Wins 'Al Owais' Prize", ''Aawsat'', 4 December 2006, Issue No. 10233, [https://ift.tt/2zBnV0m Online:]</ref>
Around the time of Ezz Eddin's birth, his father, Mohammed Hosni, had a close friendship with the prominent Egyptian [[oud]]-maker, Khalil al-Jawhari, who promised to make an instrument for Hosni's first born. When Ezz Eddin was aged six, he came across the oud made for him and began to play. His father soon recognised the boy's talent and found him a teacher who recommended that the boy study the violin because it had greater potential as a career. After completing his secondary education, Ezz Eddin studied at the Fuad Institute of Music where he became a highly accomplished violinist and also learned to play other instruments, including the piano. <ref>"Ezz- Eldin Hosni (brother of Najat Al Saghira) Goes in Silence," (Obituary), ''Alittihad'', 21 October, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2STyi8E Online:]</ref>
As a boy, he was influenced by the musician [[Riad Al Sunbati|Riyad al-Sunbati]] who wrote many songs for the influential Egyptian singer, [[Umm Kulthum]]. He was especially fond of the tune "Salwa my heart," performed by Kulthum and based one of his early compositions, ''Hilal Al Eid'' on this tune. The tune was broadcast live from a concert at Dar Al Hikma in Al Aini Palace and drew a rapturous response from listeners whose appreciation was enhanced with the knowledge that it was the work of a child. Years later, at the age of 19, [[Umm Kulthum]] invited him to play with her group, where he was given the opportunity to perform the guitar before [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]], who praised his mastery of the instrument.<ref>Samy, H., "Ezz Eddin Hosny Confirms to his Family his Sister's Marriage", ''Voice of the Nation'', 12 December, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2zwMbAZ Online:]</ref>
He taught two of his sisters, [[Najat Al Saghira|Najat]] and [[Soad Hosny|Soad]], music and singing and both went on to have prominent careers in music and film.<ref>Ahmad Al Samehi, [https://ift.tt/2ouwKEh ''Al Ahram'' newspaper], ahram.org, 6 December 2012, Issue #46021<br>"Brother of Najat Al Saghira and Soad Hosni: I taught singing to Najat".</ref><ref> "Ezz- Eldin Hosni (brother of Najat Al Saghira) Goes in Silence" , [Obituary)], ''Alittihad'' , 21 October, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2STyi8E Online:]</ref> During his sister, Najat's early career, he regularly toured with her.<ref>Samy, H., "Ezz Eddin Hosny Confirms to his Family his Sister's Marriage", ''Voice of the Nation'', 12 December, 2013 [https://ift.tt/2zwMbAZ Online:]</ref> The careers of Ezz Eddin and his sister, Najat, coincided with a period described as the "golden age of Arabic music" in which artists sought to to resurrect traditional Arabic melodies and songs.<ref>Mullholland, T., "Arabic Music's Modern Voice", ''The New York Times'', 12 April, 2012, [https://ift.tt/2SQY5OZ https://ift.tt/2SQY5OZ Online:]</ref>
In his later years, Ezz Eddin wrote a non-fiction work detailing the life of his sister, actress, [[Suad Hosni]], who died in London in 2001 in mysterious circumstances. The aim of his book was to correct rumours which had emerged in the Arabic press about his sister's private life and the cause of her untimely death. His instructions to the family were that the book was only to be published after his own death.<ref>Madkour, M., "The Brother of Soad Hosni: My Book about my Sister Will Not Be Issued until after My Death or Burial", ''Aawsat'', 30 January, 2014, [https://ift.tt/2zCxtZ1 Online:]</ref>
==Work ==
He composed melodies for well-known poems, such as the verse of Abdul Rahman Abnoudi or Ibrahim Rajab.<ref>''Aghani Lyrics'', [https://ift.tt/2SQY6m1 Online:]</ref> He wrote many original melodies for his sisters, Najat and Suad ss well as for many other Egyptian singers. He also collaborated with prominent musicians such as Mohamed Abdelmutallab, [[Farid al-Atrash]], [[Mohamed Abdel Wahab]], Mohamed Kandil, Alia of Tunisia and others. His compositions have been described as "authentic Egyptian" music.
Among his most well-known compositions are:<ref>Beilun, M., "Soad Hosni .. From the Orchards of the Levant to the Foothills of the Pyramids" [Book Review], ''Aawsat'', No. 828, 3 August, 2001, [https://ift.tt/2zzWhRG Online:] </ref>
* ''Your Right and Sameh''
* ''One Day''
* ''I Still Want to Survive''
* ''Al Asmar Everywhere'' (written for [[Shadia]])
* ''I am Free'' (written for [[Huda Sultan|Hoda Sultan]])
* ''Laila Maqrish'' (written for [[Laila Mourad]])
* ''I'm Still Your Thing'' (written for his sister, [[Suad Hosni]])
* ''On the Edge of Your Wing, O Bath'' (written for his sister, Suad Hosni)
==See also==
* [[List of Egyptian composers]]
* [[List of Egyptian musicians]]
==References==
[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:Egyptian composers]]
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