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MANOS HADJIDAKIS
PAPER MOON
12 SONGS FOR GUITAR
Arranged: Roland Dyens, Orestis Kalampalikis
EPN 1424
ISMN 979-0-69151-840-3
Pages: 64
Size: 235 x 320 mm
CONTENTS
01. Paper Moon
02. The Urchins down in the Meadow
03. Mount Hymettus
04. The Postman is Dead
05. Noble Dame
06. In this Boat
07. A Stroll to the Moon
08. The Coachman
09. I have a Secret
10. Little Rallou
11. Wide-Open Sea
12. Sweet Smell of Jasmine
The music of Manos Hadjidakis has a special quality that is found in the works of great composers, but also in traditional music: the quality of being accurate in its meaning, yet without complexity. Even if the harmonic, contrapuntal and orchestrational landscape plays a major role in the final result, the beautiful melodies stand by themselves. They can be sung à capella, played on the guitar or the piano and immediately communicate with the listener, transmitting a vibrant emotional message. This was one of the main problems I had to overcome when arranging thesesongs: why add material that may be unnecessary or even harmful to the song? The other problem I faced, was that several of these songs have magnificent lyrics, some of them written by the composer himself, and these – obviously - cannot be reproduced in a guitar version. In some cases, the solution I found was to create versions inspired by the meaning of the lyrics.
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