Short bio Francois Rabbath
Full biography Francois Rabbath
Francois Rabbath is a renowned composer and bassist who has had a significant impact on the world of music. He was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1931 and began his musical career playing the oud, a traditional Middle Eastern instrument. However, he later switched to the double bass and began studying under Henri Toussaint at the Paris Conservatory.
Rabbath's innovative techniques and compositions soon gained him widespread recognition and popularity. He developed a new approach to playing the double bass, which emphasized the use of harmonics and allowed for a wider range of notes to be played on the instrument. This technique has since become known as the Rabbath technique.
In addition to his contributions to bass playing technique, Rabbath has also composed numerous works for the double bass and other instruments. His compositions often incorporate elements of Middle Eastern and Spanish music, reflecting his multicultural background and diverse influences.
Rabbath has also been a highly influential teacher, with many of his students going on to become successful bassists in their own right. He emphasizes the importance of individuality and encourages his students to develop their own unique styles rather than simply imitating others.
Throughout his career, Rabbath has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to music, including the National Order of Merit from the French government and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player magazine. Today, he continues to perform, teach, and inspire new generations of musicians with his unique approach to playing and composing for the double bass.
Compositions featuring Francois Rabbath
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poucha Dass, for double bass | 5:34 min | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| 2 | Ibérique Peninsulaire for double bass | 3:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 3 | Kobolds | 3:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 4 | Ode d' Espagne for double bass | 3:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Francois Rabbath
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Bach, François Rabbath – Suites Pour Violoncelle Seul À La Contrebasse | 2012 | FY |
| 2 |  |
Dialogues & Meditations(CD, Album) | 2005 | Emen |
| 3 |  |
"Live" Around The World(CD, Album) | 2005 | Emen |
| 4 |  |
Bach, Vivaldi, Bizet, Rabbath(CD, Album) | 2001 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 5 |  |
En Concert: Contrebasse & Orchestre(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2001 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 6 |  |
Dialogues & Mediations(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2001 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 7 |  |
Proto: Works For Double Bass And Orchestra(CD, Album, Reissue) | 1994 | Red Mark Records |
| 8 |  |
Multi Bass '70 | 1992 | Red Mark Records |
| 9 |  |
Carmen!(CD, Album) | 1992 | Red Mark Records |
| 10 |  |
70 | 1990 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 11 |  |
60 | 1990 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 12 |  |
" Live" Around The World | 1990 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 13 |  |
Rabbath Plays Proto – Concerto No.2 For Double Bass And Orchestra / Fantasy For Double Bass And Orchestra | 1986 | Red Mark Records |
| 14 |  |
Jordi Sabates / Carmen Bustamante / François Rabbath – A Través Del Mirall (Una Proposta Musical De Jordi Sabatés) | 1986 | PDI |
| 15 |  |
François Rabbath, Johann Sebastian Bach – Rabbath Plays Bach(LP) | 1982 | Liben Music |
| 16 |  |
Toulaï Et François Rabbath – Hommage A Nazim Hikmet | 1982 | Arion |
| 17 |  |
Toulaï Et François Rabbath – Toulaï Et François Rabbath | 1980 | Arion |
| 18 |  |
Live In Paris(LP, Album) | 1980 | Red Mark Records |
| 19 |  |
Sazmorphosis(LP) | 1977 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 20 |  |
Multi-Basse | 1973 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 21 |  |
Au Palais Des Sports | 1971 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 22 |  |
Paco Ibañez, François Rabbath – Del Olympia Al Palais Des Sports(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Numbered, Mono) | 1971 | Moshé-Naïm |
| 23 |  |
Le Bateau Sur L'Herbe(7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1971 | Pathé |
| 24 |  |
Omer Pacha - Bande Originale Du Film De Christian Jaque(7", EP) | 1971 | Disc'Az |
| 25 |  |
N°2 | 1965 | Philips |
| 26 |  |
Exil / Prélude à l'Archet(7") | 1964 | Philips |
| 27 |  |
Western A La Breughel(7", 45 RPM) | 1964 | Philips |
| 28 |  |
The Sound Of A Bass | 1963 | Philips |
| 29 |  |
La Guerre Et La Paix(7", 33 ⅓ RPM) | - | Moshé-Naïm |
Videos featuring Francois Rabbath
Paco Ibáñez en el Olympia / Album Completo
1. Déjame En Paz Amor Tirano
2. Es Amarga La Verdad
3. Lo Que Puede El Dinero
4. Nocturno
5. A Galopar
6. Coplas Por La Muerte De Su Padre
7. Como Tú
8. España En Marcha
9. Balada Del Que Nunca Fue A Granada
10. Proverbios Y Cantares
11. Palabras Para Jul
Francois Rabbath La guerre et la paix - Picasso work 1971
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François Rabbath et sa Contrebasse - Exil
Philips B 373.297 F - France - 1964
A Side
Extrait du 30 cm du B 77 937 L
AA 373.297 1F
DigggggerBarnes's hard to find - Vinyl Rip
Générique,Omer Pacha, 1964
Générique,Omer Pacha, 1964
François Rabbath - La Guerre et la paix (War and Peace)- 4 Paix (Peace)
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Rabbath plays his famous multiple-bass compositions including the original version of L'odyssee d'eau (The odyssey under the sea) his lament to the whales and the co
Basses En Fugue
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Basses En Fugue · Francois Rabbath
The Sound Of A Bass
℗ 1964 Decca Records France
Released on: 2006-01-01
Associated Performer, Interprète Instrumental: Francois Rabbath
Associated Performer, Interprèt
Francois Rabbath - Sazmorphosis
Description
François Rabbath - Crazy Course
François Rabbath (born 1931 in Aleppo, Syria) is a contemporary French double-bass player, soloist, and composer.
He was born into a Syrian family of musicians but his only instruction came from a book written by a Parisian bassist Edouard Nanny. In 1955
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
">ELISA / Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. "OMER PACHA" / François Rabbath
Extrait De La Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. De Christian-Jaque "OMER PACHA" ( 1970 )
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
François Rabbath et sa Contrebasse - Prélude à l'Archet
Philips B 373.297 F - France - 1964
B Side
Extrait du 30 cm du B 77 937 L
AA 373.297 2F
DigggggerBarnes's hard to find - Vinyl Rip
Désert
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Désert · Francois Rabbath
The Sound Of A Bass
℗ 1964 Decca Records France
Released on: 2006-01-01
Associated Performer, Interprète Instrumental: Francois Rabbath
Associated Performer, Interprète Instru
François Rabbath - Multi-Basse - Horda
François Rabbath - Sazmorphosis (full album)
Country: France
Year: 1977
Label: Moshé-Naïm
Tracks:
1. Sazeclectique (Trois Contrebasses, Un Saz) 0:00
2. Sazvolubilis (Un Saz) 17:59
3. Sazmorphosis (Trois Contrebasses, Un Saz) 23:04
4. Sazobsession (Un Saz) 28:04
5. Sazreflexion (Un Saz) 34:05
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Western A La Breughel
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Western A La Breughel · Francois Rabbath
The Sound Of A Bass
℗ 1964 Decca Records France
Released on: 2006-01-01
Associated Performer, Interprète Instrumental: Francois Rabbath
Associated Performer, Int
François Rabbath - Multi-Basse - Thyossane
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
">PONANT DE NUIT / Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. "OMER PACHA" / François Rabbath
Extrait De La Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. De Christian-Jaque "OMER PACHA" ( 1970 )
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
">CERCOPES D'OR / Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. "OMER PACHA" / François Rabbath
Extrait De La Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. De Christian-Jaque "OMER PACHA" ( 1970 )
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
François Rabbath - Embruns
Artist: François Rabbath
Title: Embruns
From: Multi-Basse (Moshé-Naim)
France [197?]
French Avant-Garde Jazz
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Walpurgis
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Walpurgis · Francois Rabbath
The Sound Of A Bass
℗ 1964 Decca Records France
Released on: 2006-01-01
Associated Performer, Interprète Instrumental: Francois Rabbath
Associated Performer, Interprète Ins
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A1 - ''Hommage a Nazım Hikmet''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath- Hommage a Nazım Hikmet- A1 - ''Hommage a Nazım Hikmet''
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Gozumde daim hayal-i cana (À mes yeux toujours l'image de l'aimée)
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Gozumde daim hayal-i cana (À mes yeux toujours l'image de l'aimée) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Efendi Ismail Dede · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Efendi Ismail Dede
Turquie : Le chan
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
">NAIMA / Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. "OMER PACHA" / François Rabbath
Extrait De La Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. De Christian-Jaque "OMER PACHA" ( 1970 )
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
">SUMAC LATAS / Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. "OMER PACHA" / François Rabbath
Extrait De La Bande Originale Du Feuilleton O.R.T.F. De Christian-Jaque "OMER PACHA" ( 1970 )
Musique Composée Par François Rabbath
Ne bilir (Que sait-il ?)
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Ne bilir (Que sait-il ?) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Karacoglan · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Karacoglan
Turquie : Le chant des poètes
℗ Arion
Released on: 2010-01-01
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Double Bass: Irena Olkiewicz
">François Rabbath - "Ode d'Espagne" for Solo Double Bass
François Rabbath - "Ode d'Espagne" for Solo Double Bass
Double Bass: Irena Olkiewicz
Kalkti goc eyeledi avsar elleri (Les tribus d'Avchar ont levé le camp)
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Kalkti goc eyeledi avsar elleri (Les tribus d'Avchar ont levé le camp) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Dadaloglu · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Dadaloglu
Turquie : Le chant
François Rabbath - The Sound Of A Bass (1963) - full album
François Rabbath : double bass, Armand Molinetti : drums
Leylim Ley
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Leylim Ley · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · S. Ali · Zulfu livaneli · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · S. Ali · Zulfu livaneli
Voix de Femmes
℗ Arion
Released on: 2010-01-01
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Bana seni gerek seni (Pour moi, c'est toi qu'il me faut)
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Bana seni gerek seni (Pour moi, c'est toi qu'il me faut) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Yumus Emre · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Yumus Emre
Turquie : Le chant des poètes
Tülay German-Toulai & François Rabbath-Hommage a Nazım Hikmet-A2 - ''Hapisteler ama-Yeniliğe doğru''
Tülay German-Toulai & François Rabbath-Hommage a Nazım Hikmet-A2 - ''Hapisteler ama-Yeniliğe doğru''
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Kirdikar (Ils ont brisé)
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Kirdikar (Ils ont brisé) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Nazim Hikmet · Erdem Buri · François Rabbath · Nazim Hikmet · Erdem Buri
Turquie : Le chant des poètes
℗ Arion
Released on: 20
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath- Hommage a Nazım Hikmet- A3 - ''Bugün ben bir söz işittim''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath- Hommage a Nazım Hikmet- A3 - ''Bugün ben bir söz işittim''
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A4 - '' Urganda gerdan iniler''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A4 - '' Urganda gerdan iniler''
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Mapusane (La prison)
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Mapusane (La prison) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri
Turquie : Le chant des poètes
℗ Arion
Released on: 2010-01-01
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A5 - ''Abidin''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A5 - ''Abidin''
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A6 - ''Hekimoğlu''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - A6 - ''Hekimoğlu''
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Kadinlarimizin yuzleri (Visages de nos femmes)
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Kadinlarimizin yuzleri (Visages de nos femmes) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Nazim Hilmet · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Nazim Hilmet
Turquie : Le chant des poètes
℗ A
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B1 - ''Asker kaçağı''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B1 - ''Asker kaçağı''
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B2 - ''Kalenin önü''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B2 - ''Kalenin önü''
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Gelin canlar bir olalim (Amis venez, unissons-nous)
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Gelin canlar bir olalim (Amis venez, unissons-nous) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Pir Sultan Abdal · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · Pir Sultan Abdal
Turquie : Le chant des p
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B3 - ''Dörtlük''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B3 - ''Dörtlük''
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B4 - ''Onlar''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B4 - ''Onlar'''
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Dere geliyor (Elle court, la rivière...)
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Dere geliyor (Elle court, la rivière...) · Toulaï · François Rabbath · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri · François Rabbath · Erdem Buri
Turquie : Le chant des poètes
℗ Arion
Released on: 2010-01-01
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B5 - ''En güzel deniz''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B5 - ''En güzel deniz''
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Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B6 - ''Hürriyet kavgası''
Tülay German - Toulai & François Rabbath - Hommage a Nazım Hikmet - B6 - ''Hürriyet kavgası''
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