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Manos Hadjidakis 1925-1994

Manos Hadjidakis 1925-1994. Composer. Manos Hadjidakis. Manos Hadjidakis. He is widely popular and can be credited with the introduction of bouzouki music into mainstream culture.

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Manos Hadjidakis 1925-1994

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  1. Manos Hadjidakis1925-1994 Composer

  2. Manos Hadjidakis

  3. Manos Hadjidakis • He is widely popular and can be credited with the introduction of bouzouki music into mainstream culture. • He shook the musical establishment by delivering his legendary lecture on rembetika, the urban folk songs that flourished in Greek cities,

  4. Manos Hadjidakis • wrote popular "pop" songs and movie soundtracks. • in 1955 wrote the score for Michael Cacoyannis' film Stella, with actress Melina Mercouri singing the movie's trademark song.

  5. Manos Hadjidakis • in 1959, met Nana Mouskouri, his first superbly skilled vocalist who shaped the sounds of his music with her uniquely beautiful voice. • it was 1960 that brought him international success, as his score for Jules Dassn's film Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki) won him an Academy Award, with The Lads from Piraeus (Ta Paidia tou Peiraia) becoming a huge worldwide hit.

  6. Manos Hadjidakis • in 1962, he produced the musical Dream Street (Odos Oneiron) and completed his score for Aristophanes' Birds (Ornithes), another Art Theater production.It was also used later by Maurice Béjart's 20th Century Ballets. He also wrote the music for the song "All Alone Am I" which Arthur Altman added English lyrics to and gave to Brenda Lee.

  7. He completed several more major compositions, including Rhythmology for solo piano, his orchestral compilation Gioconda's Smile (produced by Quincy Jones), and the pinnacle of his musical achievement, the song cycle Magnus Eroticus (Megalos Erotikos), in which he used ancient, medieval and modern Greek poems, as well as an excerpt from the Old Testament book "Wisdom of Solomon".

  8. Manos Hadjidakis • became active in public life and assumed a number of positions in the Athens State Orchestra (KOA), National Opera (ELS), and the National Radio (ERT). • in 1985 launched his own record company "Seirios" (Sirius). • in 1989 founded and directed the Orchestra of Colours (Orhistra ton Chromaton), a small symphonic orchestra.

  9. Manos Hadjidakis

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