Terzakis: Hero Und Leander / Gedichte Der Verdammten / Epitaph / Lux Et Tenebrae / Erinyen
1/1/2007, 8 Tracks, 1:01:44
Featuring
Andrés Maupoint
Christian Oliveira
Tatjana Masurenko
Dimitri Terzakis
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Compositional Technique
Dimitri Terzakis's music uses linear intervallic constellations based on extended tetrachords from traditional Eastern Mediterranean music, creating a flexible, tonal sound distinct from Western major-minor harmony.
Composer Biography
Dimitri Terzakis's father, Angelos Terzakis, was a well-known Greek author and the chief dramatic adviser, and later artistic director, of the National Opera in Athens.
Compositional Technique
In Terzakis's "Rapsodia" works, the music comments on and represents events by assigning a protagonist function to the instruments, rather than serving as mere accompaniment.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Terzakis views his music as a "blood transfusion" for Western music, aiming to revitalize it by incorporating elements from Eastern and non-European musical cultures.
Compositional Technique
Dimitri Terzakis developed a new genre called "Rapsodia," which combines narration (aphegesis) and imitation (mimesis) to allow the narrator's actions to convey material more graphically.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dimitri Terzakis, the composer, states that the Greek spiritual world, including Byzantine liturgy, Eastern Mediterranean intonation models, and ancient Greek music theories, is his creative home.
Composer Biography
Dimitri Terzakis's musical talent is attributed to his mother's side of the family, which includes a direct lineage to the famous German Wagner and Brahms conductor Hans Richter (1843-1916).
