Arabesque (disambiguation)

Arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of plant tendrils, leaves and flowers, very common in Islamic art. It may also refer to:

Ballet

• Arabesque (ballet position)

Music

Genres and compositions

• Arabesque (classical music)
  • Arabesques (Debussy), two piano pieces by Claude Debussy
  • Arabeske (Schumann), a piano piece by Robert Schumann
• Arabesque (Turkish music)

Artists

• Arabesque (group), a 1970s Euro disco group
• Arabesque (rapper) (born 1981), Canadian hip hop artist
• Arabesque, a British band formed by Keith Girdler and Paul Stewart of Blueboy

Recordings

• Albums by Turkish singer Işın Karaca:
  • Arabesque: Geçmiş, Geçmemiş Hiç...
  • Arabesque II: Geçmiş Bize Yakışıyor
• "Arabesque", a composition by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal on his 1987 album Crystal
• "Arabesque", a song by Nightwish on their album Imaginaerum
• "Arabesque", a concert band piece composed by Samuel Hazo
• Arabesque Records, classical and jazz music label

Television and film

• Arabesque (1966 film), a 1966 thriller
• Arabesque TV, a TV channel
• Arabesque, french title for Murder, She Wrote TV show

Other uses

• Arabesque (company), a Romanian building materials company
• Arabesque, a collar patch insignia used by German speaking countries armed forces, see Kragenspiegel
• Arabesque Partners, an Anglo-German responsible investment management firm
• Arabesque, a manga by Ryoko Yamagishi
• Arabesque, a Beanie Baby
• Arabesque Software, producer of Ecco Pro

See also

• Arabesk (disambiguation)