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Also known as Manolis Kalomoiris

Greek composer (1883-1962)

Person · Open Library

Born
1883
Died
1962
Works
5

Top works

  • Quartetto quasi una fantasia
  • Symphōnia ar.1 se ḏo helassona ergo 21
  • Hoi megaloi mousourgoi
  • Hē zōē mou kai hē technē mou
  • The shadowy waters

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GR
Active from
1883-12-14
Active to
1962-04-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
646
Total plays
4,477

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GreekClassicalPost-Romanticmodern classicalpost-romanticism

Manolis Kalomiris, Μανώλης Καλομοίρης (1883–1962), was a Greek composer. Born in Smyrna, he attended school in Constantinople and studied piano and composition in Vienna. After working for a few years as a piano teacher in Kharkov (then Russia and now Ukraine) he settled in Athens. An admirer of Richard Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Kostis Palamas, and Nikos Kazantzakis, he set himself the life goal of establishing a Greek "national school" of music <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Manolis+Kalomi

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Manolis Kalomiris
date of birth
1883-12-14
date of death
1962-04-03
date of burial or cremation
1962-04-04
name in native language
Μανώλης Καλομοίρης
start of work period
1906-00-00
Sources (5)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Manolis Kalomiris, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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