Haris Xanthoudakis
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Haris Xanthoudakis (born 1950) is a Greek
composer.
A native of Piraeus
, Xanthoudakis studied with, among others, Iannis Xenakis
. Besides music, he has worked in the fields of philology
, glottology, semiotics
, and art history
. Xanthoudakis taught in various conservatories around Europe
before becoming, in 1992, professor of music at the Ionian University
on Corfu
.
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
composer.
A native of Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
, Xanthoudakis studied with, among others, Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers...
. Besides music, he has worked in the fields of philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
, glottology, semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
, and art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
. Xanthoudakis taught in various conservatories around Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
before becoming, in 1992, professor of music at the Ionian University
Ionian University
The Ionian University is a university located in the city of Corfu, Greece. It was established in 1984 by the Greek government under the Prime Ministership of Andreas Papandreou, in recognition of Corfu's contribution to Education in Greece as the seat of the first University of Greece, the Ionian...
on Corfu
Corfu
Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
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Discography
Agora Records has released Xanthoudakis' Terra Dove as part of its survey of Greek orchestral music recorded by the Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra under Byron FidetzisByron Fidetzis
Byron Fidetzis is a Greek cellist and conductor.-Early studies:Byron Fidetzis was born in Thessaloniki, He studied violoncello under Manolis Kazabakas and advanced theory under Solon Michaelides at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki...
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