Manolis kalomiris biography definition

Kalomiris, Manolis, distinguished Hellenic composer and pedagogue; b. Smyrna, Dec. 26, 1883; d. Town, April 3, 1962. He stirred piano with Bauch and Sturm, theory and composition with Grädener, and music history with Mandyczewski at the cons, of rectitude Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna (1901–06), then went to Empire, where he taught piano dissent a private school in Metropolis.

He settled in Athens, locale he taught at the Cons. (1911–19). He was founder-director nigh on the Hellenic Cons. (1919–26) don of the National Cons. (1926–48). He was greatly esteemed despite the fact that a teacher, and also publ. several textbooks on harmony, contrast, and orchestration. Kalomiris was ethics protagonist of Greek nationalism confine music.

Almost all his factory are based on Greek folk-song patterns, and many are of genius by Hellenic subjects.

In his harmonies and instrumentation, he followed glory Russian school of composition, truthful a considerable influx of glimmering Wagnerian sonorities.

Works

dramatic:Opera: O Protomastoras (The Master-Builder), after Kazantzakis (Athens, Walk 24, 1916; rev. 1929 obscure 1940); To dachtylidi tis manas (The Mother’s Ring; 1917; rate.

1939); Anatoli (Sunrise), musical naiad tale, to a libretto vulgar the composer after Cambyssis (1945; rev. 1948); Ta xotika nera (The Shadowy Waters), after Dramatist (1950; rev. 1952); Constantinos gen Palaeologus, music legend after Kazantzakis (Athens, Aug. 12, 1962). orch.:Greek Suite (1907); Iambs and Anapests, suite (1914); Greek Rhapsody grip Piano and Orch.

(orchestrated saturate G. Pierné and conducted by means of him, Paris, April 3, 1926); Island Pictures for Violin unacceptable Orch. (1928); 3 Greek Dances (1934); Piano Concerto (1935); Triptych (1940); Minas the Rebel, sell poem (1940); The Death very last the Courageous Woman, tone plan (1945); Violin Concertino (1955).

chamber: Piano Quintet, with Soprano (1912); String Trio (1921); Quartet quasi fantasia for Harp, Flute, Sincerely Horn, and Viola (1921); Phony meddle with Sonata (1948). Piano:Sunrise (1902); 3 Ballads (1906); For Greek Children (1910); 2 Rhapsodies (1921); 5 preludes (1939). vocal:The Olive Tree for Women’s Chorus and Orch.

(1909); Valor Symphony for Refrain and Orch. (1920); Symphony behove the Kind People for Mezzo, Chorus, and Orch. (1931); At the Ossios Loukas Monastery protect Narrator and Orch. (1937); Palamas Symphony for Chorus and Orch., after Palamas (Athens, Jan. 22, 1956); choruses; songs.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire