Manos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis; ; 23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek composers of all time. He was one of the main proponents of the "

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" form of music, along with

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, and he is credited as the founder of the Orchestra of Colours, an ensemble performing lesser-known works and the music of Greek composers, and influenced a broad swathe of Greek culture through his writings and radio broadcasts. With his theoretical and compositional work, he is considered to be the first to connect

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the worded music with traditional music. In 1960, Hatzidakis won an

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for "

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" from the film ''

'', but he refused the award because he felt that Athens was misrepresented in the film.

Early life

Hadzidakis was born on 23 October 1925 in

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, Greece, to lawyer Georgios Hatzidakis, who came from the village of Myrthios, Agios Vasileios, in the

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; and Aliki Arvanitidou, who came from

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. The family prospered from sales of

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grown locally, but the boy's father died in 1931 and his mother took him to live in Athens in comparative poverty. Hatzidakis studied music theory with Menelaos Pallandios, in the period 1940–1943. At the same time, he studied philosophy at the

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. However, he never completed this course. He met and connected with other musicians, writers, and intellectuals including

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and especially the poet

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who became a close friend. During the last stages of the

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, Hatzidakis was an active participant in the Greek Resistance through membership of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth (EPON), the youth branch of the major resistance organisation EAM, where he met

with whom he soon developed a strong friendship.

Career

Hatzidakis's first composition was the tune for the song "Paper Moon" ("Χάρτινο το Φεγγαράκι"), from

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' ''

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'' staged by

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's Art Theatre of Athens. His first piano piece, "For a Little White Seashell" ("Για μια Μικρή Λευκή Αχιβάδα"), came out in 1947, and in 1948 he set a collection of Gatsos poetry to music: ''Blood Wedding''. In 1949, Hatzidakis shook the musical establishment by delivering an influential lecture on

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, the urban folk songs that flourished in Greek cities, mainly

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, after the

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refugee influx in 1922. Hatzidakis focused on the economy of expression, the deep traditional roots and the genuineness of emotion displayed in rembetika, and exalted the likes of composers like

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and

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. Putting theory to practice, he adapted classic rembetika in his 1951 piano work, ''Six Popular Pictures'' (''Έξι Λαϊκές Ζωγραφιές''), which was later also presented as a folk ballet. Also in 1949 he co-founded the Greek Dance Theatre Company with the choreographer

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. At this point he began writing immensely popular songs and movie soundtracks alongside more serious works, such as 1954's ''The C.N.S. Cycle'' (''O Kyklos tou C.N.S.''), a song cycle for piano and voice. In 1955 he wrote the score for

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' film ''

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'', with actress

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singing the movie's trademark song "Love that became a double-edged knife" ("Αγάπη που 'γινες δίκοπο μαχαίρι"). He composed the score for the 1955 film Laterna, ftoxia kai filotimo "Λατέρνα, φτώχεια και φιλότιμο" In 1958, Hatzidakis met

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, his first "ideal interpreter". It was 1960 that brought him international success, as his song "

" ("Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά"), from

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's film ''

'' (Ποτέ την Κυριακή), won him an

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and became a worldwide hit. Hatzidakis did not attend the Academy Award ceremony in 1961, and refused to collect his award. He said that the film ''Never on Sunday'' with a prostitute as its protagonist reflected negatively on Athens. In 1962, Hatzidakis founded a music competition to encourage Greek composers, with the first award going to

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in 1963. Also in 1962, Hatzidakis produced the musical ''Street of Dreams'' (''Οδός Ονείρων'') and completed his score for

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' ''

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'' (''Όρνιθες''), another Art Theater production which caused an uproar over Koun's revolutionary direction. The score was also used later by

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. He also wrote the music for a song which

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added English lyrics to and gave to

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. The song was "

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". In 1964, he released the album ''15 Vespers'' (''Δεκαπέντε Εσπερινοί'') with the famous song "Mr Antonis ("Ο Κυρ Αντώνης"). In 1965, his LP ''

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'' (''Το Χαμόγελο της Τζιοκόντας'') was released on Minos-EMI. The album was re-released in 2004, digitally remastered as an audiophile LP and a CD in the

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collection. In 1966, Hatzidakis travelled to

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for the premiere of ''

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'', a Broadway musical based on ''Never on Sunday'', which starred Mercouri.

Living outside Greece

Hatzidakis lived in the United States from 1966 to 1972, during which he completed several more major compositions, including ''Rhythmology'' (''Rythmologia'') for solo piano, his compilation, ''

'' (produced by

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), and the song cycle, ''Magnus Eroticus'' (''Megalos Erotikos''), in which he used ancient (

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), medieval (stanzas from folk songs and George Hortatzis' romance '' Erophile'') and modern (

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) Greek poems, as well as an excerpt from the Old Testament book "Song of Songs". He released the album '' Reflections'', a collaboration with the

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Later years

Hatzidakis returned to Greece in 1972 and recorded ''Magnus Eroticus'' with opera-trained alto Fleury Dantonaki and singer Dimitris Psarianos. Following the Greek junta's overthrow in 1974, he became active in public life and assumed a number of leadership positions in the

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(KOA), the

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(ELS/GNO), and the

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(ERT). In 1985 he launched his own record company "Seirios", named after Sirius, the hunting dog of mythical

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. In 1989 Hatzidakis founded and directed the Orchestra of Colours, an ensemble performing lesser-known works and the music of Greek composers. Although he said Greece must enter the

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(EEC, later the

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) for economic reasons, he believed that Greece would be culturally assimilated. In the later years of his life, Hatzidakis explained that his work was meant not to entertain but to reveal. Further, he disclaimed part of his work, written for the Greek cinema and theater, as unrepresentative.

Death

Hatzidakis died from a

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on 15 June 1994 in Athens at the age of 68. In 1999 the city of Athens dedicated the museum Technopolis in his memory. He was buried in

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Musical scores

* ''Adoulotoi Sklavoi'' - ''Unsubdued Slaves – US title'' (1946) * ''Kokkinos Vrahos'' (1949) * ''Dyo Kosmi'' – ''The Two Worlds'' (1949) * '' Nekri Politeia'' – ''Dead City – US title'' (1951) * ''O Grousouzis'' – '' The Grouch – US title'' (1952) * ''Agni Tou Limaniou'' - ''Lily of the Harbour – US title'' (1952) * ''

'' - ''Στέλλα'' (1955) * ''

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'' - ''Η κάλπικη λίρα'' (1955) * ''

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'' – ''The Ogre of Athens – US title'' (1956) *'' One Street Organ, One Life'' (1958) *''To Nisi Ton Gennaion'' - ''The Braves' Island – US title'' (1959) * ''

'' (Ποτέ Την Κυριακή) (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' America America'' (1963) * '' Topkapi'' (1964) * ''

'' (Το Χαμόγελο Της Τζοκόντας) (1965) * ''

'' (1967) –

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* ''

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'' (1968) * '' Reflections'' (1969) – Performed by the

* ''

The Invincible Six ''The Invincible Six'' is a 1970 American-Iranian adventure film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Curd Jürgens, and Ian Ogilvy. Six international criminals attempt to steal the crown jewels of Iran, but in ...

'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''Reflections'' (2005) – Performed by Raining Pleasure. Special appearance by Meriam performing the song "Kemal" * ''Amorgos'' (2006) *''Six popular pictures Op.5'' -''ballet for piano based on greek popular melodies'' *''For a little white seashell'' Op.1- preludes and dances for the piano (1948)

References

External links

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