Nickos Harizanos
Born: 21 January 1969, Athens (Greece)
Died:
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Music
Operas
- The glance of blindness (one act opera) for soprano, bass, female dancer, actress –narrator, viola da gamba, bass, tape and projection op.54 (2004)
Orchestral
- Symphony n.1 op.9, 1994-95
- The Calling op.11 for Orchestra, 1993-95
- Largo Funebre and Triumphiale op.7 for Orchestra, 1994
- Undisturbed Masks ... op.48 for String Orchestra, 2003
- Polyanthos op.36, for 12 solo strings, 2001
- Concerto Spirituale op.43 for Orchestra, 2002
Chamber Music
- The Flight of Seagulls op.4 for flute, guitar, piano and double bass, 1993
- String Quartet n.1 op.3, 1989
- String Quartet n.2 op.20, 1998
- Melancholy op.5 for flute and string quartet, 1994
- Caricatures op.24 for flute, oboe, clarinet, french horn, bassoon and piano, 1998-99
- Violin Sonata op.12 for violin and piano, 1995
- Images op.27 for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 1999
- Hesitations op.32 for violin and piano, 2000
- Nuances of Solitude op.31 for clarinet, piano and percussion, 2001
- Trimporhon op.37 for flute (+ piccolo), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano and percussion, 2001
- Iho op.34 for flute, cello and vibraphone, 2001
- 5 Greek Tunes op.39 for clarinet quartet, 2000-01
- String Quartet n.3 "Singers of Dirges" op.42, 2002-23
- Wandering in the Gardensof Esperides op.46 for flute (+ piccolo), clarinet and cello, 2003
- Oracles op.47 for cello or violin and piano, 2003
- Violin Sonata n.2 “Oblivion Sonata” op.50 (2004)
- Human Puppets for two Pianos and Percussion op.53 (2004)
- Kelados for Mezzo Soprano, English Horn, Cello and Piano op.55 (2004)
Choral
- Requiem op.23 for mixed chorus, string orchestra and timpani, 1998
- 4 Pieces op.38 for mixed chorus, 2001
Vocal
- Three Lullabies op.18 for soprano and piano, 1997
- 3 Songs on Poems by George Seferis op.41 for barytone and violin or cello, 2002
Electroaccoustic
- Concerto Grosso op.44, 2001-03
- Ultimate Destinations op.45, 2003
- Tribute to a Painter op.35 for flute, harp, vibraphone and tape, 2001
- Dialectical Studies I,II,III for Tape op.58 (2005)
Works for solo instruments
- Dawn for Guitar op.1, 1991
- Night in the Forest for Flute op.6, 1994
- Dance of Lunar Spirits for Piano op.8, 1994
- Sonata Grotesque for Piano op.16, 1996
- The Bells for Harp op.22a, 2001
- Three Moments in a Ladybirds Life for Piano op.33, 2001
- Nereids for Piano op.40, 2002
- “A single moment of life is entire life” for Bayan op.51, 2004
- November for Flute op.56, 2004
- White Lullaby for Piano op.57, 2004
Biography
Mr. Harizanos studied Composition, Fugue, Counterpoinr, Harmony and Orchestration at the National Conservatory of Greece and Musical College of St. Paraskevi in Athens with Spiros Klapsis and Christos Lambrianidis from 1992-99. He then studied composition with Prof. John Casken and Geoffrey Poole at the University of Manchester in 2000-01, where he earned his MMus (Master in Music) in composition. He was offered a place for PhD studies in Composition at Brunel University in London. Probably start date of studies in October 2005. He has also attended seminars by Theodore Antoniou, Charles Camilleri, Christos Lambrianidis and Eric Zoran and studied Histrory of Arts at the Archaelogical Institute of Athens from 1994-96.
He is a member of:
- Greek Composers Union (GCU)
- Hellenic Electroaccoustic Music Composers Association (HELMCA) (GREECE)
- Living Composer Project (USA)
- Cadenza Music Organization (UK)
- Research Centre of Contemporary Music (KSYME) (GREECE)
His works have published by :
- Da Capo Music Ltd (UK)
- Gold Branch Music Inc (U.S.A.)
- Philippos Nakas Publications (GREECE)
Among his honors are performances in a concert organized by the Greek Embassy in Bucharest (2003, Trio), at the International Youth Music Forum in Kyiv (2003, Iho). His music has also been performed at various places in UK and Greece by Psappha Ensemble, Marcel Spiney Contemporary Music Ensemble, London Chamber Group, pianist George Philadelpeus violinist Leonidas Sakellarides as well as by noumerous festival and university ensembles.
He has also composed music for documentary films (National Television of Greece and Cyprus) and theatre (UK and Greece).
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Links
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- http://www.essim.gr/en/members/Nikos_HARIZANOS.htm
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