Papaioannou, Yannis (Andreou)

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Papaioannou, Yannis (Andreou)

Papaioannou, Yannis (Andreou), Greek composer and teacher; b. Kavala, Jan. 6, 1911; d. Athens, May 11, 1989. He studied piano and theory at the Hellenic Cons, in Athens (1922–34), then had some composition lessons with Honegger in Paris (1949). In 1953 he was appointed to the staff of his alma mater. His music traversed from a fairly conservative neo-Classical idiom to dodecaphony and eventually integral serialism.

Works

dramatic: Theater music, including the ballet Winter Fantasy (1950). orch.:Idyll (1938); Choreographic Prelude (1939); 7 symphonic poems: The Corsair (1940), Poem of the Forest (1942), Vassilis the Albanian (1945), Matins of Souls (1947), Pygmalion (1951), Hellas (1956), and Symphonic Tableau (1968); 5 syms. (1946,1951,1953,1963,1964); Triptych for Strings (1947); Piano Concerto (1950); Concerto for Orchestra (1954); 3 suites (Nos. 1 and 2, Pictures from Asia; No. 3, Egypt, 1961); Concertino for Piano and Strings (1962); India, suite (1969); Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orch. (1971); Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Orch. (1972–73). chamber: Violin Sonata (1947); String Quartet (1959); Suite for Guitar (1960); Sonatina for Flute and Guitar (1962); Quartet for Flute, Clarinet, Guitar, and Cello (1962); Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon (1962); Archaic for 2 Guitars (1962); String Trio (1963); Trio for Flute, Viola, and Guitar (1967); Quartet for Oboe, Clarinet, Viola, and Piano (1968); 5 Characters, brass quintet (1970); Aphigissis (Narration) for Violin (1970); The Harlequin’s Prattling for Tuba (1971); Portrait for Tuba (1972); Syneirmoi (Associations) for 9 Instruments (1973); Echomorphes (Sound-figures) for Violin (1975); Rhythms and Colors for Cello (1976); Puck for Cello (1976); Piano Trio (1977). Piano: Several pieces, including a sonata (1958). vocal:Daphnis and Chloe for Chorus and Orch. (1934); Sarpidon’s Funeral, cantata (1965); 3 Byzantine Odes for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble (1966); Electra Monologues for Soprano and Instrumental Ensemble (1968); Footsteps for Mezzo-soprano, Narrator, Chorus, and Instrumental Ensemble (1969); 4 Orphic Hymns for Narrator and Instrumental Ensemble (1971); choruses; songs.