Le désert is an "ode-symphonie" in three parts by the French composer Félicien David with words by fellow Saint-Simonien Auguste Colin, written after the composer's stay in Egypt and the Holy Land.
16-807: [REDACTED] Look up désert in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Désert may refer to: "Désert" (Émilie Simon song) , 2002 Désert (novel) , a 1980 novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio Le désert , an 1844 "ode-symphonie" by Félicien David with words by Auguste Colin Le Désert , a former commune in Calvados, France People [ edit ] Alex Désert (born 1968), American actor and musician Claire Désert (born 1967), French classical pianist Solen Désert-Mariller (born 1982), French Olympic sprinter See also [ edit ] Déserts ,
32-552: A 1954 composition by Edgard Varèse Desert (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Désert . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Désert&oldid=1182475333 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
48-409: A clear delineation between the two offices. Some celebrated muwaqqits, including Shams al-Din al-Khalili and ibn al-Shatir , were known to have once been muezzins, and many individuals held both offices simultaneously. Today, with the production of electronic devices and authoritative timetables, a muezzin in a mosque can broadcast the call to prayer by consulting a table or a clock without requiring
64-633: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Le d%C3%A9sert The work was first performed to great acclaim at the Paris Conservatoire on 8 December 1844, conducted by Théophile Tilmant , and taken up at the Théâtre-Italien and by Berlioz . At its premiere the work was played alongside two other Saint-Simonien works also by David; Chant du Soir and Le Sommeil de Paris . David had needed to borrow 1,200 francs to pay for
80-666: Is not considered a cleric , for cleaning the toilets and the place where people wash their hands, face and feet when they perform the Wuḍu' ( Arabic : wuḍū’ وُضُوء , the "purification" of ablution) before offering the prayer. When calling to prayer, the muezzin faces the qiblah , the direction of the Ka'bah in Makkah , while reciting the adhan . From the fourteenth century, initially in Mamluk Egypt but then spread into other parts of
96-451: The Muslim community. The English word muezzin is borrowed from Arabic : مُؤَذِّن , muʾadh·dhin [mu.ʔað.ðin] , simplified mu'azzin , the active participle of Arabic : أَذَّنَ "to call". Thus, it means "the calling one". The professional muezzin is chosen for his good character, voice and skills to serve at the mosque. Muezzins are typically men. The muezzin
112-495: The Islamic world, major mosques might employ a related officer, the muwaqqit , who determined the prayer times using mathematical astronomy. Unlike the muezzin who were typically chosen for their piety and beautiful voice, the qualification of the muwaqqit required special knowledge in astronomy. Historian Sonja Brentjes speculates that the muwaqqit might have evolved from a specialised muezzin, and that there might not have been
128-641: The Théâtre Lyrique presented seven well-received concert performances in 1869–70, as well as concerts of David's symphonic ode Christophe Colomb . Verdi used the melody of the ‘chant du muezzin’ in his ballet music for the Paris premiere of Otello in 1894. Budden also finds the influence of the dawn movement of Le désert – which Verdi had heard in Milan in 1845 – in the prologue of Attila (1846). Parts of Bizet's Les pecheurs de perles , also show
144-532: The break of dawn a long crescendo leads to the tune ' Au clair de la lune '. The work was also performed at the Opéra-Comique on 27 March 1846. David's work is mentioned in chapter XV of Jules Verne 's 1886 novel Robur the Conqueror . André Gide was fond of this "likeable" piece as a teenager, as reported in his memoir Si le grain ne meurt , chapter 6. Henri Vieuxtemps made a transcription of
160-475: The desert , calm after the storm and the caravan continuing its journey, the star of Venus , a hymn to the night, dances, sunrise, the song of the muezzin , departure of the caravan and song to Allah. Le désert was planned to be staged as an opera at the Théâtre Lyrique to accompany La sonnambula in 1867, but these plans did not come to fruition. However, Pasdeloup in his short-lived tenure at
176-513: The influence of Le désert , for instance in the Act 1 finale (« O dieu Brahma ») and Act 2 « De mon amie ». Offenbach wrote music for a 'parodie' of the work entitled Citrouillard au désert , first performed at the house of the Countess Bertin de Vaux at the end of February 1846. A simple bourgeois is bored in the desert, and diverted by several choruses and dances. At
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#1732772430200192-423: The orchestra and hall. David's friends and colleagues Charles Duveyrier (half brother of Mélesville ) and Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin took it upon themselves to challenge a contract David had innocently signed with Escudier which had given the publisher the rights to all David's works for ever, for only 1,200 francs. Le désert was successful from its premiere and influenced the conception of works based around
208-414: The orient by many other French composers. David later wrote other works in similar vein, such as his operas La perle du Brésil and Lalla-Roukh . The work is scored for speaker, tenor solo, male chorus and orchestra. It consists of several vocal and orchestral movements, each introduced by a recitation. The different sections of the ode move from the song of the desert, arrival of a caravan, storm in
224-404: The specialised skill of a muwaqqit . The call of the muezzin is considered an art form, reflected in the melodious chanting of the adhan. In Turkey there is an annual competition to find the country's best muezzin. Historically, a muezzin would have recited the call to prayer atop the minarets in order to be heard by those around the mosque. Now, mosques often have loudspeakers mounted on
240-493: The tenor aria "Hymne à la nuit" as La Nuit for viola and piano. Muezzin The muezzin ( / m ( j ) u ˈ ɛ z ɪ n / ; Arabic : مُؤَذِّن ) is the person who proclaims the call to the daily prayer ( ṣalāt ) five times a day ( Fajr prayer , Zuhr prayer , Asr prayer , Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer ) at a mosque from the minaret . The muezzin plays an important role in ensuring an accurate prayer schedule for
256-461: The top of the minaret and the muezzin will use a microphone, or a recording is played, allowing the call to prayer to be heard at great distances without climbing the minaret. The institution of the muezzin has existed since the time of Muhammad . The first muezzin was a former slave Bilal ibn Rabah , one of the most trusted and loyal sahabah (companions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He
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