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Mikis Theodorakis, his music and politics / Gail Holst-Warhaft.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holst-Warhaft, Gail, 1941- author.
- Series:
- Durrell studies.
- Durrell Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Composers--Greece--Biography.
- Composers.
- Theodorakis, Mikis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (420 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]
- Summary:
- This is the only comprehensive musical biography in English of Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021), the revolutionary Greek composer. The first edition (1980) was written with the assistance and support of Theodorakis himself; this new edition was commissioned after Theodorakis' death and extends the assessment of his work to the operas, symphonies and other works composed since 1980. As a political figure in modern Greece, Theodorakis embodied the spirit of resistance to the abuse of authority, from the Nazi occupation of his country and the ensuing civil war to the military dictatorship of 1967-74 and beyond. Based on the author's personal friendship and collaboration with Theodorakis, this musical biography is both a passionate and an authoritative account of the life-work of a man who became a popular hero in an age of anxiety.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Series Editor's Preface
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Translation and Transliteration of Greek Words and Names
- A Glossary of Musical Terms and Dances
- Chronology
- Introduction to the 1980 Edition
- Introduction to the Revised Edition
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Colour Centrefold
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Mikis Theodorakis: Catalogue of Works
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781527501690
- 1527501698
- OCLC:
- 1378793663
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