| Ragheb Moftah |
| Born | 21 December 1898
Al-Faggala Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | June 16, 2001
Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Past Dean of the Department of Music and Hymns at the Institute of Coptic Studies |
| Nationality | Egypt |
| Notable work(s) | The Preserver of the hymns and rites of the Coptic Orthodox Church |
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- Cantor Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny
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Dr. Ragheb Moftah (1898-2001) was an Egyptian musicologist and scholar of the Coptic music heritage. He spent much of his life studying the recording and notation of Coptic liturgical texts.
The son of Habashi Moftah and Labiba Shalaby, Moftah was one of 10 children.
- In 1927 he invited Prof. Ernest Newlandsmith from London, who transcribed all the Coptic Heritage 1928-1936.
- In 1955 he was responsible for the Music & Hymn Department at the Institute of Coptic Studies and moved the primary studio he had already made in St. Mary Church. He began recording the hymns and all the Church services with Mlm. Mikhail's voice and then published in more talented voices on cassette tapes, for a total of 54 tapes.
- In 1970, he invited the scientist Margaret Toth to co-operate in achieving a transcription of St. Basil's Mass, which Prof. Ernest Newlandsmith had prepared only responses and the first part in each priest (solo) part, The work lasted until everything was accomplished, all the mass with hymns in Musical notation with the Coptic, English and Arabic text.
- In 1963 Dr. Moftah married Mary Gabriel Rizq.
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