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Original

Canto Olympico. Mikis Theodorakis. Choir sheet music. Tenor Voice sheet music. Voice Solo sheet music. Piano Accompaniment sheet music.

Translation

Canto Olympico. Mikis Theodorakis. Choir sheet music. Tenor Voice sheet music. Voice Solo sheet music. Piano Accompaniment sheet music.

Original

Canto Olympico. Oratorio. Composed by Mikis Theodorakis. 1925-. For tenor voice, mixed choir, piano and orchestra. This edition. Linen-bound. Score. Composed 1991. 196 pages. Duration 45 minutes. Published by Edition Romanos. M7.ER-1. "In 1990 the International Olympic Committee commissioned me to compose a symphonic work for the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona. 1992. I thought that content and form of a piece of music which is dedicated to millions of sports fans all over the world should be as simple as possible and should resemble a song, because song is at the root of the musical culture in modern societies. Therefore the 'Canto Olympico', which is what I ended up calling the work, is a symphonic oratorio in the form of a suite in six movements. As in the 'Canto General' the choir plays an important role. Mikis Theodorakis, Athens, 1992. Three Odes. The Athletic Games. Victory. War. Hymn to Motherland-Earth. The Rebirth of the Olympic Games.

Translation

Canto Olympico. Oratory. Composed by Mikis Theodorakis. 1925-. For tenor voice, mixed choir, piano and orchestra. This edition. Linen-bound. Score. Composed 1991. 196 pages. Duration 45 minutes. Published by Edition Romanos. M7.ER-1. "In 1990 the International Olympic Committee commissioned me to compose a symphonic work for the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona. 1992. I thought that content and form of a piece of music which is dedicated to millions of sports fans all over the world should be as simple as possible and should resemble a song, because song is at the root of the musical culture in modern societies. Therefore the 'Canto Olympico', which is what I ended up calling the work, is a symphonic oratorio in the form of a suite in six movements. As in the 'Canto General' the choir plays an important role. Mikis Theodorakis, Athens, 1992. Three Odes. The Athletic Games. Victory. War. Hymn to Motherland-Earth. The Rebirth of the Olympic Games.