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Introduction
The online Catalogue of Works of Manolis Kalomiris is based on Fivos Anoyanakis first complete catalogue (1964) and Philippos Tsalahouris new catalogue (2003). It contains, by category, a complete listing of the composer’s considerable oeuvre, which includes his published and unpublished compositions, as well as the various musico-pedagogical works. In the main body of the Catalogue, a number of mostly older compositions (including completed and performed works, as well as unfinished ones), not considered representative by the composer, have been omitted and are briefly mentioned at a separate category at the end of the catalogue, named “Works not listed in the main body of the Catalogue”. The composer’s various reviews, articles, lectures, essays and personal memoirs are not entered.
In the Catalogue, vocal works (operas and other compositions for voice and / or narration) are followed by instrumental works (compositions for orchestra, concerti, chamber works, piano compositions and incidental music). Appearing last are the musico-pedagogical works and finally the “Works not listed in the main body of the Catalogue”, a list that was originally included in the introductory text of the printed catalogues. All works are listed in chronological order (date of completion), except the Choral Works. Some of the context of the other categories is also slightly altered, to better fit the demands of the online database.
Kalomiris’s earlier use of opus numbers has been omitted, as the composer ultimately abandoned it. Titles and composition dates: The published works are listed under the titles of their respective editions, the unpublished ones retaining the title of the last revision. Many works, especially older ones, were revised two, three or even four times.
Each work has been assigned a composition date according to the year in which it was completed, a slash (/) separating it from the date(s) of the subsequent revision(s). Thus a date presented in the form 1915 / 1929 / 1940 signifies that a work completed in 1915 was first revised in 1929, and again in 1940. The revisions primarily concern changes (sometimes minor, at other times fundamental) in the harmony and / or orchestration, and only secondarily, in the form, structure or other elements of the composition. The dates of the composition listed here are those written by the composer at the end of each work. A few have been assigned to undated compositions.
Orchestra
The Catalogue uses the standard method of reference: 3 3 3 2 – 4 3 3 1 which indicates 3 Flutes, 3 Oboes, 3 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, 1 Tuba. The other instruments are listed separately. The woodwinds customarily required by the composer – with numerous exceptions – are as follows:
3 Flutes = 2 Flutes and 1 Piccolo
3 Oboes = 2 Oboes and 1 English Horn [incl. Oboe d’ Amore]
3 Clarinets = 2 Clarinets and 1 Bass [incl. Eb Clarinet]
3 Bassoons = 2 Bassoons and Contrabassoon
Durations
All timings mentioned here are based on Tsalahouris’s new catalogue of works. The duration of the songs, either for solo voice or in choral settings, not listed in the Catalogue, the majority being, with very few exceptions, in the two to four minute range.
Timings are taken either from public performances of the works or from the recording archives of the National Broadcasting Foundation [the former EIR, in Athens, known today as the Greek-Television, ERT]. First performances: All the mentioned premieres took place in Greece (Athens). Entered are, primarily, the first performance dates of the larger works (music dramas, symphonic compositions, etc.) which were of historic importance to the development and career of the composer.
Publications
Publications with the indication “A Publication of the Friends of Greek Music” were actually published by the composer himself, and are listed as published by Manolis Kalomiris. Furthermore, under the general imprint of the Gaetanos firm appear the publications bearing the imprints “Stefanos Gaetanos” (father) or “Michael Gaetanos” (son) or simply “Gaetanos”, as they refer to the same company. It should also be noted that the publications of Zacharias Makris (originally “Mystakidis, Efstathiadis and Makris”, later “Mystakidis and Makris”) were acquired and later reprinted by Gaetanos (now Electra Kokonetsi). Not listed as separate publications are various works, usually songs, which appear in musico-pedagogigal works of other authors (for example, Athanasios Argyropoulos, Music Education, Athens, etc.). The piano reductions of the larger works, such as music dramas, symphonies, etc., were made by the composer.
