Role

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Composer

Country

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Greece

Birth

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October 27, 1921 in Pyrgos, Greece

Death

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January 6, 1994 in Vienna, Austria

Period

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Contemporary

Genre

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Avant-Garde

 

 

Chamber

 

 

Orchestral

 

Anestis Logothetis was a Greek composer, born on May 26, 1921, in Athens, Greece. He was the son of a wealthy family, and his father was a prominent lawyer. Logothetis showed an early interest in music and began studying the piano at a young age. He later studied composition with the Greek composer Manolis Kalomiris. In 1941, Logothetis moved to Vienna, Austria, to study music at the Vienna Academy of Music. He studied composition with Joseph Marx and piano with Bruno Seidlhofer. During his time in Vienna, Logothetis became interested in electronic music and began experimenting with tape recorders and other electronic equipment. After completing his studies in Vienna, Logothetis returned to Greece and began working as a composer and music teacher. He also continued to experiment with electronic music and became one of the pioneers of electronic music in Greece. In the 1950s, Logothetis moved to Paris, France, where he continued to work as a composer and also began working as a sound engineer for the French radio station ORTF. During this time, he composed several works for electronic instruments, including his famous piece "Fantasmata" (Phantasms). Logothetis's music was often experimental and avant-garde, and he was influenced by the works of composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez. He was also interested in the relationship between music and other art forms, such as poetry and visual art. Logothetis's most famous work is "Mikrographia" (Micrography), which he composed in 1965. The piece is a multimedia work that combines electronic music with visual projections and spoken text. The text is taken from the book "Micrographia" by Robert Hooke, which is a collection of observations made through a microscope. Logothetis's work was groundbreaking in its use of multimedia and its exploration of the relationship between music and other art forms. Logothetis continued to work as a composer and sound engineer throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He also taught music at several universities, including the University of Paris and the University of Athens. In the 1980s, he returned to Greece and continued to compose and teach music until his death in 1994. Logothetis's music was often controversial and challenging, but it was also innovative and influential. His use of electronic instruments and multimedia was ahead of its time, and his exploration of the relationship between music and other art forms was groundbreaking. Today, Logothetis is remembered as one of the pioneers of electronic music and as a composer who pushed the boundaries of what was possible in music.

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