Yusef Greiss - His Works

His Works

First: Solo piano compositions

• The Sudanese, 1932
• Nile Boatman, 1932
• La Galerien, 1932
• Good Luck, 1932
• A Boat Burns, 1932
• How Are You,1932
• Truth, 1932
• Little Palestinian, 1932
• Happiness, 1932
• A Night in the Boat,1945

Second: Solo violin compositions

• The Bedouin No. 1931 of 1932
• The Egyptian Village, No. 22 of 1932
• Dance of the Palm Valley
• Souvenir, No. 25 of 1932.
• Son of the Valley, 1943
• Bedouin Singing, 1944
• Company of the Nile 1944,
• Desert Songs, 1944
• Sphinx and Violin, 1947
• Daughter of Pyramids, 1961

Third: Violin and piano compositions

• We Dance, 1928
• Forest, 1929
• On Bank of the Nile, 1931
• The Carrier of Water, 1931
• Greetings to Vienna, 1931
• Dance of Palm Trees, 1932
• In the Desert, 1932
• Murrmering Scarabee, 1944
• Romance, 1945
• The Nile Sings, 1950

Fourth: Solo flute compositions

• Echo of the Desert, 1944
• Echo of the Valley, 1944
• Echo of the Nile, 1944

Fifth : Solo cello compositions

• The Man Peasant, 1922

Sixth : Cello and piano compositions

• The Woman Peasant, 1923

Seventh : Lyrical compositions with piano

• Song of the Valley, 1943.

• Boat of Fate, 1944

• Dance of the Nile, 1944

• Song of the Shepherd, 1944

• The Nile’s Song and Call, 1944

• Dance of the Village, 1944

Eighth : Orchestral compositions

• Egypt, Symphony, 1932

• The Carrier of Water, 1932

• Toward Desert Monastery, Symphony, 1934

• The Nile and Rose, Symphony, 1943

• Pharos’ Pyramids, Symphony, 1960

Most of his compositions remained unpublished up to now.

On the Day of Art in 1981, the state honored and listed him in the Record of Immortals in the Arts Academy.