Yusef Greiss ((December 13, 1899 in Cairo, Egypt – April 7, 1961 in Venice, Italy) was an Egyptian composer of classical music, part of that nation's first generation of such composers. Greiss was of Coptic heritage. He composed orchestral works and chamber music. His patriotic work for orchestra entitled Masr (1932) is considered the first orchestral piece composed by an Egyptian. As of 2008, the Egyptian musicologist Haig Avakian is editing and preparing Greiss's complete works for publication.

Performance

Solo violin and piano compositions are major parts in Greise’s compositions. He wrote 23 solo piano compositions, 14 solo violin three solo flute, six lyrical compositions with piano, and 10 orchestra compositions.

Works

First: Solo piano compositions Second: Solo violin compositions Third: Violin and piano compositions Fourth: Solo flute compositions Fifth : Solo cello compositions Sixth : Cello and piano compositions Seventh : Lyrical compositions with piano Eighth : Orchestral compositions All of his composition have been published digitally by Haig Avakian. On the Day of Art in 1981, the state honored and listed him in the Record of Immortals in the Arts Academy.