Dimitris Dragatakis

	Dimitris Dragatakis Dimitris Dragatakis (Greek: Δημήτρης Δραγατάκης; 22 January 1914 – 18 December 2001) was a Greek composer of classical music and Greek art music. He was born in Platanoussa, Epirus in 1914 and studied the violin from 1930 to 1939 at the Greek National Conservatory in Athens. Later on, he switched to the viola and from 1949 started composition lessons with Leonidas Zoras and Manolis Kalomiris, receiving his diploma in 1955. He is considered one of Greece's most important modern composers, with a personal musical idiom that is both mature and laconic. Influenced by the musical traditions of Greece (in particular the ones of his native Epirus) and ancient Greek drama, his music also came to reflect his interest in new techniques such as free atonality, novel instrumental combinations, post-modernism, minimalism and electronic music. He won a number of major prizes, including the Maria Callas award from the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 and the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Greek Language Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= Violin family (violin, cello, double bass) List of violists , articles= , sound sample = The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below). The strings from low to high are typically tuned to C3, G3, D4, and A4. In the past, the viola varied in size and style, as did its names. The word viola originates from the Italian language. The Italians often used the term viola da braccio meaning literally: 'of the arm'. "Brazzo" was another Italian wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Male Classical Composers Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Most male mammals, including male humans, have a Y chromosome, which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs. Not all species share a common sex-determination system. In most animals, including humans, sex is determined genetically; however, species such as ''Cymothoa exigua'' change sex depending on the number of females present in the vicinity. In humans, the word ''male'' can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity. Overview The existence of separate sexes has evolved independently at different times and in different lineages, an example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Greek Classical Violists Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: Greeks, an ethnic group. Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Greek Classical Violinists Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: Greeks, an ethnic group. Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Greek Classical Composers Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: Greeks, an ethnic group. Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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