Mohamed Ygerbuchen
| Mohamed Ygerbuchen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 November 1907 Aït-Ouchen, Algeria |
| Died | 23 August 1966 (aged 58) Hydra, Algeria |
| Occupation | Composer, musician, musicologist |
| Language | Kabyle, English, French |
| Nationality | Algerian |
Mohamed Ygerbuchen (Berber: Muḥand Igerbucen; 13 November 1907 – 23 August 1966) was an Algerian composer.
Mohamed Ygerbuchen was the oldest of 14 children born to Ben Akli and Ouacik Fatma. He attended a primary school in Sarrouy, which is located in the Soustara district of Algiers. For his secondary education, he studied music theory at Norton College, and it was here that his talent blossomed. When he was 15, he crossed paths with Earl Fraser Roth, who found himself inspired by the obvious talent of the young Mohamed and decided to help him in his further studies. In 1922, with the generosity of Fraser Ross, Mohamed traveled to Manchester, where he enrolled in the Royal Manchester College of Music.
Ygerbuchen attended the prestigious Imperial Academy of Music in 1924 in Vienna for one year. It was here that Professor Livingston helped advance his career. Ygerbuchen perfected his art in Vienna with his assistant, Alfred Grünfeld. In 1925, at the age of 18, he performed his first concert in Bregenz, Lake Constance. He exhibited his talent chaining works of his own directory like Kabylia Rapsodie n. 9 and Arabic rapsodie n. 7. The culmination of his early years of work resulted in his winning his first prize of harmony, counterpoint, and piano instrumentation. In 1934, after several successful symphonies, Mohamed was introduced to the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) as a songwriter, and in that same year he was also introduced as a member of the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD).
Mohamed was fluent in 18 languages including Russian and Japanese. In France, at the école normale des langues orientales de Paris, he was a student of Professor Destaing, where he studied Tamahaq, Tachawit and Tashelhit.
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