Emilios Riadis (original name Emilios Khu; el, Αιμίλιος Κου (Κούης) or Ριάδης; 13 May 1880 – 17 July 1935) was a Greek composer.

Biography

Riadis was born in Thessaloniki,

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, now in Greece. He had his first music lesson in harmony and piano with a friend of

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's, Dimitrios Lalas. He also studied at the Munich Music Academy from 1908–1910. He studied form, instrumental and fugue with Walburnn, piano with Mayer-Schrey and choral singing with Becht and Stitch. After finishing at the academy he moved to

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and studied under Charpentier and

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(1910–1915). This was when he started appearing as the composer Riadis because he took the ending of his mother's maiden name, which was Elefteriadis. He was temporarily arrested at the beginning of

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and resulted to his permanent move back to

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. In 1915 he became a professor at the State Conservatory of Salonica. It is rumored that he was the sub-director, however there are no records indicating this. Most of his works were for the stage, orchestra and chamber, but Riadis was famous for his songs. His songs were "distinguished by an expressive melodic line, somewhat oriental in its intervallic pattern; his harmonization’s are in the French manner".Slonimsky, Nicolas, Laura Kuhn, and Dennis McIntire. "Riadis (real name Khu), Emilios." ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'' Ed. Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Khun. Vol 5. New York: Schirmer, 2001. 2975."Gale Virtual Reference Library" Web. 16 February 2011 Most of his works, however, remained unfinished. He also gave a few lectures during the 1920s. In 1921/22 he lectured on Chinese music, in 1924 on Mozart and in 1926 on Ancient Egyptian music. Riadis won the National Award for Arts and Letters in 1923. He also made the

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of the Hymn of Aris Thessaloniki, of which he was a supporter.

Notes

References

*Bohle, Bruce. ''The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians'' Emilios Riadis' (New York:Dodd, Mead and Co, 1985) *Sadie, Stanley. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. "Emilios Riadis" (New York: Macmillan, 2001). *Slonimsky, Nicolas, Laura Kuhn, and Dennis McIntire. 'Riadis (real name Khu), Emilios.' ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'' Ed. Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Khun. Vol 5. New York: Schirmer, 2001. 2975."Gale Virtual Reference Library" Web. 16 Feb. 2011

External links

Athens News Article
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