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'''Jani Christou''' ({{lang-el|Γιάννης Χρήστου}}, Giánnīs Chrī́stou; 8 or 9 January 1926 – 8 January 1970) was a Greek composer.
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'''Jani Christou''' ({{lang-el|Γιάννης Χρήστου}}, ''Giánnīs Chrī́stou''; 8 or 9 January 1926 – 8 January 1970) was a Greek composer.


==Biography==
There is some disagreement about Christou's birth, the date of which is given by some authorities as 8 January ({{harvnb|Lucciano|2000|loc=xv}};{{harvnb|Leotsakos|2001}}), while others state 9 January ({{harvnb|Slonimsky|1965|loc=227}}; {{harvnb|Stewart|1999}}). Most sources agree that he was born in [[Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)|Heliopolis]], [[Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]], though one states he was born in [[Alexandria]] {{harv|Angermann|1994|loc=14}}, and it has recently been reported that a birth certificate has been found stating that the composer was born in [[Nicosia]], Cyprus, though this certificate is suspected of being a forgery {{harv|Lucciano|2000|loc=xv}}. His parents were Eleutherios Christou, a Greek industrialist and chocolate manufacturer, and Lilika Tavernari, of Cypriot origin {{harv|Lucciano|2000|loc=xv}}. He was educated at the English School in Alexandria and he took his first piano lessons from various teachers and from the important Greek pianist [[Gina Bachauer]]. In 1948 he gained an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in philosophy after having studied with [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] and [[Bertrand Russell]] in [[King's College, Cambridge]] {{harv|Leotsakos|2001}}.
There is some disagreement about Christou's birth, the date of which is given by some authorities as 8 January;{{r|Lucciano2000_xv|GroveDict2001_Christou}} while others state 9 January.{{r|Slonimsky1965_227}}<!--{{harvnb|Stewart|1999}}(missing full reference--> Most sources agree that he was born in [[Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)|Heliopolis]], [[Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]], though one states he was born in [[Alexandria]],{{r|Angermann1994_14}} and it has recently been reported that a birth certificate has been found stating that the composer was born in [[Nicosia]], Cyprus, though this certificate is suspected of being a forgery.{{r|Lucciano2000_xv}} His parents were Eleutherios Christou, a Greek industrialist and chocolate manufacturer, and Lilika Tavernari, of Cypriot origin.{{r|Lucciano2000_xv}} He was educated at the English School in Alexandria and he took his first piano lessons from various teachers and from the important Greek pianist [[Gina Bachauer]]. In 1948 he gained an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in philosophy after having studied with [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] and [[Bertrand Russell]] in [[King's College, Cambridge]].{{r|GroveDict2001_Christou}}


During that time he also studied music with [[Hans Redlich]] and in 1949 travelled to [[Rome]] to study orchestration with [[Angelo Francesco Lavagnino]]. He briefly attended lectures by [[Carl Jung]] in [[Zurich]]. In 1951 he returned to Alexandria where he married Theresia Horemi in 1961. He died on or the day before his 44th birthday in a car accident in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] {{harv|Leotsakos|2001}}.
During that time he also studied music with [[Hans Redlich]] (then living at [[Letchworth]]) and in 1949 travelled to [[Rome]] to study orchestration with [[Angelo Francesco Lavagnino]]. He briefly attended lectures by [[Carl Jung]] in [[Zurich]]. In 1951 he returned to Alexandria where he married Theresia Horemi in 1961. He died on or the day before his 44th birthday in a car accident in [[Athens]], [[Greece]].{{r|GroveDict2001_Christou}}


== Main works ==
== Main works ==
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* Symphony No. 1 – 1949–50
* Symphony No. 1 – 1949–50
* ''Latin Liturgy'' – 1953
* ''Latin Liturgy'' – 1953
* ''Six [[T. S. Eliot]] Songs'' (for piano or orchestra and mezzo-soprano)1955(piano)/1957(orch.)
* ''Six [[T. S. Eliot]] Songs'' (for piano or orchestra and mezzo-soprano) – 1955 (piano) / 1957 (orch.)
* Symphony No. 2 – 1957–58
* Symphony No. 2 – 1957–58
* ''[[Toccata]] for piano and orchestra'' – 1962
* ''[[Toccata]] for piano and orchestra'' – 1962
* ''Tongues of Fire (a Pentecost oratorio)'' – 1964
* ''Tongues of Fire (a Pentecost oratorio)'' – 1964
* ''Persians'' (Incidental music for Aeschylus' drama) – 1965
* ''[[The Persians|Persians]]'' (Incidental music for Aeschylus' drama) – 1965
* ''[[Agamemnon]]'' – 1965
* ''[[Agamemnon (play)|Agamemnon]]'' – 1965
* ''[[Enantiodromia]]'' – 1965–68
* ''[[Enantiodromia]]'' – 1965–68
* ''The Frogs'' – 1966
* ''[[The Frogs]]'' – 1966
* ''[[Mysterion (song)|Mysterion]]'' (for orchestra, tape, choir and soloists) – 1965–66
* ''[[Mysterion (song)|Mysterion]]'' (for orchestra, tape, choir and soloists) – 1965–66
* ''[[Praxis (song)|Praxis]] for 12'' (for 11 string instruments and director-pianist) – 1966
* ''[[Praxis (song)|Praxis]] for 12'' (for 11 string instruments and director-pianist) – 1966
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* ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' – 1969
* ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' – 1969
* ''[[Oresteia]]'' (unfinished) – 1967–70
* ''[[Oresteia]]'' (unfinished) – 1967–70

== Notes ==
{{reflist|refs=
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<ref name=Lucciano2000_xv>Lucciano, Anna-Martine. 2000. ''Jani Christou: The Works and Temperament of a Greek Composer'', translated into English by Catherine Dale. Contemporary Music Studies 18. Australia and Amsterdam: Harwood Academic. New York and London: Routledge. p. xv {{ISBN|9057021587}}.</ref>
<ref name=GroveDict2001_Christou>{{cite book |last=Leotsakos |first=George |date=2001 |chapter=Christou, Jani |editor1-last=Sadie |editor1-first=Stanley |editor1-link=Stanley Sadie |editor2-last=Tyrrell |editor2-first=John |editor2-link=John Tyrrell (professor of music) |title=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]] |edition=2nd |location=London |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=9780195170672}}</ref>
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<ref name=Slonimsky1965_227>[[Nicolas Slonimsky|Slonimsky, Nicolas]]. 1965. "New Music in Greece". ''Musical Quarterly'' 51:225–35. p. 227.</ref>
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<ref name=Angermann1994_14>Angermann, Klaus (ed.). 1994. ''Jani Christou, im Dunkeln singen: Symposion Jani Christou, Hamburg, 1993''. Symposionsberichte des Musikfestes Hamburg. Hofheim: Wolke, p. 14. {{ISBN|3923997582}}.</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Angermann|1994}}|reference=Angermann, Klaus (ed.). 1994. ''Jani Christou, im Dunkeln singen: Symposion Jani Christou, Hamburg, 1993''. Symposionsberichte des Musikfestes Hamburg. Hofheim: Wolke, 1994. {{ISBN|3923997582}}.}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Leotsakos|2001}}|reference=Leotsakos, George. 2001. "Christou, Jani". ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', second edition, edited by [[Stanley Sadie]] and [[John Tyrrell (musicologist)|John Tyrrell]]. London: Macmillan Publishers.}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Lucciano|1987}}|reference=Lucciano, Anna-Martine. 1987. ''Γιάννης Χρήστου – Έργο και Προσωπικότητα ενός Έλληνα Συνθέτη της Εποχής μας'', translated into Greek and edited by Giorgos Leotsakos. Athens: Vivliosynergatike.}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Lucciano|1987}}|reference=Lucciano, Anna-Martine. 1987. ''Γιάννης Χρήστου – Έργο και Προσωπικότητα ενός Έλληνα Συνθέτη της Εποχής μας'', translated into Greek and edited by Giorgos Leotsakos. Athens: Vivliosynergatike.}}
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Lucciano|2000}}|reference=Lucciano, Anna-Martine. 2000. ''Jani Christou: The Works and Temperament of a Greek Composer'', translated into English by Catherine Dale. Contemporary Music Studies 18. Australia and Amsterdam: Harwood Academic. New York and London: Routledge. {{ISBN|9057021587}}. }}
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Slonimsky|1965}}|reference=[[Nicolas Slonimsky|Slonimsky, Nicolas]]. 1965. "New Music in Greece". ''Musical Quarterly'' 51:225–35.}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://janichristou.com/ Jani Christou Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204438/http://www.janichristou.com/ Jani Christou Website] (archive from 11 September 2017, accessed 7 December 2018)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204438/http://www.janichristou.com/ Jani Christou Website] (archive from 11 September 2017, accessed 7 December 2018)
*[https://archive.is/20090213195218/http://knol.google.com/k/michael-j-stewart/jani-christou/3r1e2wlck87ww/4#/ A Jani Christou knol]
*[https://archive.today/20090213195218/http://knol.google.com/k/michael-j-stewart/jani-christou/3r1e2wlck87ww/4#/ A Jani Christou knol]


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Latest revision as of 18:44, 14 May 2024

Jani Christou (Greek: Γιάννης Χρήστου, Giánnīs Chrī́stou; 8 or 9 January 1926 – 8 January 1970) was a Greek composer.

Biography[edit]

There is some disagreement about Christou's birth, the date of which is given by some authorities as 8 January;[1][2] while others state 9 January.[3] Most sources agree that he was born in Heliopolis, Egypt, though one states he was born in Alexandria,[4] and it has recently been reported that a birth certificate has been found stating that the composer was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, though this certificate is suspected of being a forgery.[1] His parents were Eleutherios Christou, a Greek industrialist and chocolate manufacturer, and Lilika Tavernari, of Cypriot origin.[1] He was educated at the English School in Alexandria and he took his first piano lessons from various teachers and from the important Greek pianist Gina Bachauer. In 1948 he gained an MA in philosophy after having studied with Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell in King's College, Cambridge.[2]

During that time he also studied music with Hans Redlich (then living at Letchworth) and in 1949 travelled to Rome to study orchestration with Angelo Francesco Lavagnino. He briefly attended lectures by Carl Jung in Zurich. In 1951 he returned to Alexandria where he married Theresia Horemi in 1961. He died on or the day before his 44th birthday in a car accident in Athens, Greece.[2]

Main works[edit]

  • Phoenix Music (for orchestra) – 1949
  • Symphony No. 1 – 1949–50
  • Latin Liturgy – 1953
  • Six T. S. Eliot Songs (for piano or orchestra and mezzo-soprano) – 1955 (piano) / 1957 (orch.)
  • Symphony No. 2 – 1957–58
  • Toccata for piano and orchestra – 1962
  • Tongues of Fire (a Pentecost oratorio) – 1964
  • Persians (Incidental music for Aeschylus' drama) – 1965
  • Agamemnon – 1965
  • Enantiodromia – 1965–68
  • The Frogs – 1966
  • Mysterion (for orchestra, tape, choir and soloists) – 1965–66
  • Praxis for 12 (for 11 string instruments and director-pianist) – 1966
  • Anaparastasis I (The Baritone) – 1968
  • Anaparastasis III (The Pianist) – 1968
  • Oedipus Rex – 1969
  • Oresteia (unfinished) – 1967–70

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lucciano, Anna-Martine. 2000. Jani Christou: The Works and Temperament of a Greek Composer, translated into English by Catherine Dale. Contemporary Music Studies 18. Australia and Amsterdam: Harwood Academic. New York and London: Routledge. p. xv ISBN 9057021587.
  2. ^ a b c Leotsakos, George (2001). "Christou, Jani". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. ISBN 9780195170672.
  3. ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas. 1965. "New Music in Greece". Musical Quarterly 51:225–35. p. 227.
  4. ^ Angermann, Klaus (ed.). 1994. Jani Christou, im Dunkeln singen: Symposion Jani Christou, Hamburg, 1993. Symposionsberichte des Musikfestes Hamburg. Hofheim: Wolke, p. 14. ISBN 3923997582.

References[edit]

  • Lucciano, Anna-Martine. 1987. Γιάννης Χρήστου – Έργο και Προσωπικότητα ενός Έλληνα Συνθέτη της Εποχής μας, translated into Greek and edited by Giorgos Leotsakos. Athens: Vivliosynergatike.

External links[edit]

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