Person · Open Library
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- 2
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- Oxeia, vareia, petastē--
- Genē kai diastēmata eis tēn Vyzantinēn mousikēn
- Gia n'agapēsōme tēn Hellēnikē mousikē
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1906-07-07
- Active to
- 1985-01-10
austrianeuropeansoundtrack composerzither
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 389
- Total plays
- 3,533
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Greekfolkmediterraneantraditional
Simon Karas (Σίμων Καράς, 1905–1999) was one of the most influential Greek musicologists, known for his monumental work in preserving and reviving Greek demotic (folk) music and Byzantine ecclesiastical chant. Born in Pyrgos, Tinos, he dedicated his life to the study, collection, teaching, and performance of traditional Greek music, which he considered a direct continuation of the ancient and Byzantine musical heritage. Karas believed that the oral traditions of rural Greece <a href="https://ww
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Lepreo
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Languages spoken
- Greek
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- student
- Domna Samiou
- date of birth
- 1903-05-21
- date of death
- 1999-01-26
- name in native language
- Σίμων Καράς
- ethnic group
- Greeks
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