Anestis Logothetis
Anestis Logothetis (born October 27, 1921 in Burgas , Bulgaria , † January 6, 1994 in Vienna ) was an Austrian composer of Greek origin.
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From 1945 to 1951 he studied composition , conducting and piano at the Musikhochschule Wien , from 1952 he was a private teacher and since the late 1950s he developed his own system of graphic notation , based on twelve-tone and serial techniques , which made it possible to create sound characters and making sounds producible improvisationally. One of his best-known works is called “Signs as an Aggregate State of Music” (1974). Logothetis was buried at the Ottakringer Friedhof . He was a member of the artists' association MAERZ
Works (selection)
For a variable cast
- Culmination I + II (1962)
- Meanders (1965)
- Odyssey (1967)
- Styx (1969)
- Bagatelle (1991)
Stage works and music listening examples
- Anastasis (1969)
- Menetekel (1975)
- Daidalia (1978)
- Introduce! Unk! (1980)
- What is the Stone of Sisyphus made of (1984)
Computer music
- Waveforms (1981)
Other works
- Seismography for mandolin , guitar and plucked orchestra
Web links
- http://www.verbindisten.at/verbindungen/245.html
- http://www.logothetis.at
- http://anestislogothetis.musicportal.gr/ (Greek)
- Works by and about Anestis Logothetis in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Logothetis, Anestis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgas , Bulgaria |
DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1994 |
Place of death | Vienna |