Nikos Mamangakis

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Nikos Mamangakis ( Greek Νίκος Μαμαγκάκης , born March 3, 1929 in Rethymno , Crete ; † July 24, 2013 in Athens ) was a Greek composer .

Life

Mamangakis came from a Cretan family of musicians (from which the lyric player Andreas Rodinos came from). As a 10-year-old he attended courses at the Conservatory in Rethymno and studied regularly at the Greek Conservatory in Athens from 1947 to 1953 with Miltiadis Kountoukos, Antiochos Evangelatos , Marios Varvoglis and Ep. Fasianos. He continued his studies in Munich, where he studied composition with Carl Orff and Harald Genzmer until 1964 .

He taught at the Munich University of Music and for the city of Berlin (German Academic Exchange Service).

Together with Joseph Anton Riedl, he worked at the Siemens studio for electronic music .

Works

He composed his first pieces in 1957 or earlier, but it wasn't until 1961 that they became known. He wrote for television, theater and cinema, composed pop music and electronic music, but also operas, pieces for orchestra and solo instruments and song cycles. In 1964 and 1968, his works were awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.

In the Federal Republic of Germany he had focused his work on film music. For the home trilogy of Edgar Reitz , he wrote more than 20 hours of music.

Film music (selection)

Pop music (selection)

  • 1983: Nena Venetsanou (Tou Erota ke tou Pathous), texts by Federico García Lorca
  • 1991: Melina Kana (Mystika tragoudia, Μυστικά τραγούδια), texts by Michalis Ganas
  • 2003: Melina Kana (Tragoudia gia ti Melina, Τραγουδια για τη Μελίνα), texts by Athina Karataraki, Viktoria Makri
  • 2007: Savina Yannatou (Asma Asmaron - Iera Tragoudia tou Erota)

Works (selection)

  • 1963: Anarchia, a piece for five timpani and a large orchestra, commissioned for the Donaueschinger Musiktage
  • 1970: Erofili (world premiere on September 27 and 28, 2003 at the Herodes Attikus Theater, Athens)
  • 1972: Kikeonas (partly in English) commissioned work for the Munich Olympic Games
  • 1982–84: Odyssey (Οδύσσεια) according to Nikos Kazantzakis
  • 1985: Erotokritos (Ερωτόκριτος)
  • 1997: Shadow Opera (Όπερα των σκιών)
  • 2000: Ta Iera Tragoudia tou Erota (Τα ιερά τραγούδια του έρωτα, The Sacred Love Songs)

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personal data
SURNAME Mamangakis, Nikos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mamangakis, Nicos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Rethymno , Crete
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 2013
Place of death Athens