Manos Hadjidakis 1925-1994

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Manos Hadjidakis1925-1994

• Composer

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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,

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• 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".

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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.

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Manos Hadjidakis