books of music appreciation for the general public. In recognition of his achievements, Aziz El-Shawan received the Egyptian Ministry of Culture's first prize in composition in 1956, the Egyptian Government's Arts and Sciences Award of the first order in 1967 and the Oman order of the Arts granted by the Sultan Qabus in 1984. His daughter, Professor Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, is an Ethnomusicologist and teaches at the New University of Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal. See also List of Egyptian composers List of Copts Lists of Egyptians References Castelo-Branco, Salwa El-Shawan (2001). "Egypt: Western Music." In The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. El Kholy, Samha (2001). "`Aziz Al-Shawān." In The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., v. 1, p. 420. El-Shawan, Aziz (1992). Mawsu`a mujaza li'l musiqa (A Small Encyclopedia of Music). Cairo. External links Aziz El-Shawan biography Article mentioning Aziz El-Shawan Aziz El-Shawan Manuscript Score Collection, 1930-1990 at Isham Memorial Library, Harvard University 1916 births 1993 deaths Egyptian composers 20th-century classical composers Moscow Conservatory alumni Male classical composers 20th-century male musicians