Nikos Skalkottas and Dimitris Dragatakis: Interactions of their lives and creative paths
Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949) and Dimitris Dragatakis (1914-2001) were two of the most important Greek composers of the twentieth century. From 1944 to 1947, they both played in the orchestra of the Greek National Opera, Dragatakis being a politically engaged apprentice composer and Skalkottas a marg...
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| Language: | English |
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Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts - Institute of Musicology of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Muzikologija |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-9814/2025/1450-98142538165K.pdf |
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| Summary: | Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949) and Dimitris Dragatakis (1914-2001) were two of
the most important Greek composers of the twentieth century. From 1944 to
1947, they both played in the orchestra of the Greek National Opera,
Dragatakis being a politically engaged apprentice composer and Skalkottas a
marginalized violin virtuoso and avant-garde pioneer. While no direct
connection between them is documented, new sources suggest some interaction
of their lives and creative paths. Analysis of two pieces for violin and
piano - the second movement of Skalkottas’ Sonatina no. 1 (1929), and
Lullaby [Berceuse/Nanourisma] [1942-1949] by Dragatakis - indicates
Dragatakis’ early adoption of the twelve-tone techniques from Skalkottas’
work, hinting at the initial influence of Skalkottas’ modern procedures in
Greece. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-9814 2406-0976 |